Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX A6000 vs P4000
Combined performance score
RTX A6000 outperforms P4000 by 39% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 171 | 83 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 25.23 | 0.46 |
Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
GPU code name | GP104 | Ampere |
Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
Release date | 6 February 2017 (7 years old) | 5 October 2020 (3 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $815 | $4,649 |
Current price | $485 (0.6x MSRP) | $8932 (1.9x MSRP) |
Quadro P4000 has 5385% better value for money than RTX A6000.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 10752 |
Core clock speed | 1202 MHz | 1410 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 28,300 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 300 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 165.8 | 625.0 |
Floating-point performance | 5,304 gflops | no data |
Size and 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 8-pin EPS |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 48 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 7604 MHz | 16000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 768.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort |
Display Port | 1.4 | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Optimus | + | no data |
3D Stereo | + | no data |
Mosaic | + | no data |
nView Display Management | + | no data |
Optimus | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Vulkan | + | 1.2 |
CUDA | 6.1 | 8.6 |
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 | 68
−134%
| 159
+134%
|
1440p | 90−95
−43.3%
| 129
+43.3%
|
4K | 75−80
−41.3%
| 106
+41.3%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−47.1%
|
75−80
+47.1%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
−28.1%
|
70−75
+28.1%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 50−55
−37.7%
|
70−75
+37.7%
|
Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−26.6%
|
110−120
+26.6%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 80−85
−42%
|
110−120
+42%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−47.1%
|
75−80
+47.1%
|
Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+50%
|
52
−50%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 75−80
+16.7%
|
66
−16.7%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
−29.9%
|
120−130
+29.9%
|
Hitman 3 | 90−95
−44.1%
|
130−140
+44.1%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 65−70
−40%
|
90−95
+40%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
−36.7%
|
65−70
+36.7%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 65−70
−50.7%
|
100−110
+50.7%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
−35.1%
|
75−80
+35.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
−28.1%
|
70−75
+28.1%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 50−55
−37.7%
|
70−75
+37.7%
|
Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−26.6%
|
110−120
+26.6%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 80−85
−42%
|
110−120
+42%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−47.1%
|
75−80
+47.1%
|
Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+47.2%
|
53
−47.2%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 75−80
+13.2%
|
68
−13.2%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
−29.9%
|
120−130
+29.9%
|
Hitman 3 | 90−95
−44.1%
|
130−140
+44.1%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 65−70
−40%
|
90−95
+40%
|
Metro Exodus | 50−55
−88.5%
|
98
+88.5%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
−36.7%
|
65−70
+36.7%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 65−70
−50.7%
|
100−110
+50.7%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 77
−299%
|
307
+299%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
−35.1%
|
75−80
+35.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
−28.1%
|
70−75
+28.1%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 50−55
−37.7%
|
70−75
+37.7%
|
Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−26.6%
|
110−120
+26.6%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−47.1%
|
75−80
+47.1%
|
Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+50%
|
52
−50%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 75−80
+18.5%
|
65
−18.5%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
−29.9%
|
120−130
+29.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 41
−339%
|
180
+339%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
−35.1%
|
75−80
+35.1%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 45−50
−45.8%
|
70−75
+45.8%
|
Hitman 3 | 50−55
−51.9%
|
75−80
+51.9%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
−50%
|
60−65
+50%
|
Metro Exodus | 30−35
−171%
|
84
+171%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
−47.8%
|
30−35
+47.8%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
−54.8%
|
65−70
+54.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
−39.4%
|
45−50
+39.4%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−51.6%
|
45−50
+51.6%
|
Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−31.8%
|
85−90
+31.8%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−61.9%
|
30−35
+61.9%
|
Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+1.9%
|
52
−1.9%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 55−60
−8.6%
|
63
+8.6%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−41.3%
|
85−90
+41.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
−59%
|
60−65
+59%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
−52%
|
35−40
+52%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
−56%
|
35−40
+56%
|
Hitman 3 | 27−30
−48.3%
|
40−45
+48.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
−61.9%
|
30−35
+61.9%
|
Metro Exodus | 20−22
−250%
|
70
+250%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
−37.5%
|
21−24
+37.5%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
−54.5%
|
30−35
+54.5%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−329%
|
146
+329%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
−45%
|
27−30
+45%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
−58.8%
|
27−30
+58.8%
|
Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−41.7%
|
50−55
+41.7%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−87.5%
|
14−16
+87.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−85.2%
|
50
+85.2%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
−110%
|
63
+110%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−40.5%
|
55−60
+40.5%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−57.1%
|
21−24
+57.1%
|
This is how Quadro P4000 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- RTX A6000 is 134% faster than Quadro P4000
1440p resolution:
- RTX A6000 is 43.3% faster than Quadro P4000
4K resolution:
- RTX A6000 is 41.3% faster than Quadro P4000
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P4000 is 50% faster than the RTX A6000.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A6000 is 339% faster than the Quadro P4000.
All in all, in popular games:
- Quadro P4000 is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
- RTX A6000 is ahead in 61 test (90%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 30.10 | 41.88 |
Recency | 6 February 2017 | 5 October 2020 |
Cost | $815 | $4649 |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 48 GB |
Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 300 Watt |
The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P4000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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