GeForce GTX 970M SLI vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with GeForce GTX 970M SLI, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
39.65
+64.3%

P6000 outperforms GTX 970M SLI by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Quadro P6000 Quadro P6000
GTX 970M SLI GTX 970M SLI

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking107233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.24no data
Power efficiency11.0610.38
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGP102no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)7 October 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores38402560
Core clock speed1506 MHz924 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million2x 5200 Million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt162 Watt
Texture fill rate394.8no data
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs240no data

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2" (5.1 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pinno data
SLI options++

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 type384 BitGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount24 GB2x 6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit2x 192 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-

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 DVI, 4x DisplayPortno data
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+
ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA6.1+

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 HD140−150
+62.8%
86
−62.8%
4K65−70
+58.5%
41
−58.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p42.85no data
4K92.29no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
World of Tanks 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
World of Tanks 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how Quadro P6000 and GTX 970M SLI compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P6000 is 63% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P6000 is 59% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 39.65 24.13
Recency 1 October 2016 7 October 2014
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 162 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 64.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 970M SLI, on the other hand, has 54.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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