RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell vs Quadro NVS 280 PCI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1557 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.12 | no data |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | NV34 B1 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 28 October 2003 (22 years ago) | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $8,565 |
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 cores | no data | 24064 |
| Core clock speed | 275 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.100 | 1,968.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 126 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 192 |
| TMUs | 4 | 752 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 752 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 188 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 23.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCI | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 304 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 type | DDR | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 96 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DMS-59 | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 October 2003 | 18 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 96 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 600 Watt |
NVS 280 PCI has 4515.4% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 21 years, a 153500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 280 PCI and RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell. We've got no test results to judge.
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