Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Quadro RTX 6000 Passive

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	no data
GPU code name	TU102	no data
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	13 August 2018 (7 years ago)	17 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,299	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 cores	4608	16
Core clock speed	1275 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	18,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	260 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	466.6	no data
Floating-point processing power	14.93 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	96	no data
TMUs	288	no data
Tensor Cores	576	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	72	no data
L1 Cache	4.5 MB	no data
L2 Cache	6 MB	no 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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data

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	GDDR6	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	624.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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

No outputs

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API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.8	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	7.5	-
DLSS	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 August 2018	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm

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