Quadro RTX A6000 vs Quadro NVS 280 PCI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 280 PCI and Quadro RTX A6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

NVS 280 PCI
2003
64 MB DDR, 13 Watt
0.02

RTX A6000 outperforms NVS 280 PCI by a whopping 269750% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking150845
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data12.21
Power efficiency0.1113.39
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV34 B1GA102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date28 October 2003 (21 year ago)5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data10752
Core clock speed275 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1800 MHz
Number of transistors45 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate1.100604.8
Floating-point processing powerno data38.71 TFLOPS
ROPs2112
TMUs4336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIPCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-pin EPS

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB48 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DMS-594x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

NVS 280 PCI 0.02
RTX A6000 53.97
+269750%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

NVS 280 PCI 8
RTX A6000 22745
+284213%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD-0−1158
1440p-0−1123
4K-0−1106

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data29.42
1440pno data37.80
4Kno data43.86

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Fortnite 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Dota 2 139
+0%
139
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Fortnite 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+0%
128
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 98
+0%
98
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 307
+0%
307
+0%
Valorant 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Dota 2 131
+0%
131
+0%
Far Cry 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
+0%
180
+0%
Valorant 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 96
+0%
96
+0%
Metro Exodus 84
+0%
84
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 155
+0%
155
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 70
+0%
70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 128
+0%
128
+0%
Far Cry 5 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.02 53.97
Recency 28 October 2003 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 48 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 300 Watt

NVS 280 PCI has 2207.7% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 269750% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 76700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 280 PCI in performance tests.

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