Quadro RTX A6000 vs P5000

Place in performance ranking	160	84
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	9.97	0.46
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP104	Ampere
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	1 October 2016 (7 years old)	5 October 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$4,649
Current price	$1270 (0.5x MSRP)	$8932 (1.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P5000 has 2067% 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	2048	10752
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	1733 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	277.3	625.0
Floating-point performance	8,873 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	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	16 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	9016 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	1x DVI, 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	1.2.131	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	95 −67.4%	159 +67.4%
1440p	95−100 −35.8%	129 +35.8%
4K	41 −159%	106 +159%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55

−38.9%

75−80
+38.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −21.7%	70−75 +21.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −30.4%	70−75 +30.4%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −21.4%	110−120 +21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −33.7%	110−120 +33.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +59.6%	52 −59.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +22.7%	66 −22.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −23.5%	120−130 +23.5%
Hitman 3	100−105 −34%	130−140 +34%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −31.9%	90−95 +31.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −30.8%	65−70 +30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −40.5%	100−110 +40.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −26.2%	75−80 +26.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −21.7%	70−75 +21.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −30.4%	70−75 +30.4%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −21.4%	110−120 +21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −33.7%	110−120 +33.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +56.6%	53 −56.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +19.1%	68 −19.1%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −23.5%	120−130 +23.5%
Hitman 3	100−105 −34%	130−140 +34%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −31.9%	90−95 +31.9%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −78.2%	98 +78.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −30.8%	65−70 +30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −40.5%	100−110 +40.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 −213%	307 +213%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −26.2%	75−80 +26.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −21.7%	70−75 +21.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −30.4%	70−75 +30.4%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −21.4%	110−120 +21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +59.6%	52 −59.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +24.6%	65 −24.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −23.5%	120−130 +23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 −240%	180 +240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −26.2%	75−80 +26.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −39.2%	70−75 +39.2%
Hitman 3	55−60 −42.9%	80−85 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −147%	84 +147%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −36%	30−35 +36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −44.4%	65−70 +44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −38.2%	45−50 +38.2%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −24.3%	85−90 +24.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +9.6%	52 −9.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −3.3%	63 +3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −32.8%	85−90 +32.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −47.6%	60−65 +47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −40.7%	35−40 +40.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −44.4%	35−40 +44.4%
Hitman 3	30−35 −38.7%	40−45 +38.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −47.8%	30−35 +47.8%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −233%	70 +233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −29.4%	21−24 +29.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −41.7%	30−35 +41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 −306%	146 +306%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −30.8%	50−55 +30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −72.4%	50 +72.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −96.9%	63 +96.9%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −31.1%	55−60 +31.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%

This is how Quadro P5000 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

RTX A6000 is 67.4% faster than Quadro P5000

1440p resolution:

RTX A6000 is 35.8% faster than Quadro P5000

4K resolution:

RTX A6000 is 159% faster than Quadro P5000

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P5000 is 59.6% faster than the RTX A6000.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A6000 is 306% faster than the Quadro P5000.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro P5000 is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
RTX A6000 is ahead in 61 test (90%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	31.97	41.95
Recency	1 October 2016	5 October 2020
Cost	$2499	$4649
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	300 Watt