GeForce RTX 3070 vs Quadro RTX 6000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 6000 with GeForce RTX 3070, including specs and performance data.

RTX 6000
2018
24 GB GDDR6, 260 Watt
41.55

RTX 3070 outperforms RTX 6000 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7650
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.2957.05
Power efficiency12.6417.92
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU102GA104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,299 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 3070 has 807% better value for money than RTX 6000.

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 cores46085888
Core clock speed1440 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate509.8317.4
Floating-point processing power16.31 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs9696
TMUs288184
Tensor Cores576184
Ray Tracing Cores7246

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth672.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.5
DLSS++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 6000 41.55
RTX 3070 49.82
+19.9%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 6000 18564
RTX 3070 22260
+19.9%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 6000 147562
+19.5%
RTX 3070 123479

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX 6000 126998
+5%
RTX 3070 120982

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

RTX 6000 159550
+6.6%
RTX 3070 149734

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 HD120−130
−23.3%
148
+23.3%
1440p80−85
−23.8%
99
+23.8%
4K50−55
−26%
63
+26%

Cost per frame, $

1080p52.49
−1457%
3.37
+1457%
1440p78.74
−1462%
5.04
+1462%
4K125.98
−1491%
7.92
+1491%
  • RTX 3070 has 1457% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 has 1462% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 has 1491% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 330
+0%
330
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%
Far Cry 5 154
+0%
154
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 125
+0%
125
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 257
+0%
257
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+0%
126
+0%
Dota 2 133
+0%
133
+0%
Far Cry 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230
+0%
230
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+0%
121
+0%
Valorant 237
+0%
237
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 167
+0%
167
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+0%
98
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 63
+0%
63
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 117
+0%
117
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX 6000 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 23% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 24% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 26% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.55 49.82
Recency 13 August 2018 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 260 Watt 220 Watt

RTX 6000 has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 19.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.

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