GeForce RTX 3090 vs Quadro RTX 6000

Place in the ranking	67	24
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.55	14.95
Power efficiency	12.91	13.69
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU102	GA102
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,299	$1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3090 has 169% 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 cores	4608	10496
Core clock speed	1440 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	260 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	509.8	556.0
Floating-point processing power	16.31 TFLOPS	35.58 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	112
TMUs	288	328
Tensor Cores	576	328
Ray Tracing Cores	72	82

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	336 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1219 MHz
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	936.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	8.5

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 6000 48.65

RTX 3090 69.45
+42.8%

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 18707

RTX 3090 26706
+42.8%

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 148631

RTX 3090 191364
+28.8%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

RTX 6000 126987

RTX 3090 179816
+41.6%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

RTX 6000 159550

RTX 3090 238123
+49.2%

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	130−140 −51.5%	197 +51.5%
1440p	85−90 −50.6%	128 +50.6%
4K	60−65 −45%	87 +45%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	48.45 −537%	7.61 +537%
1440p	74.11 −533%	11.71 +533%
4K	104.98 −509%	17.23 +509%

RTX 3090 has 537% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3090 has 533% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3090 has 509% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	220 +0%	220 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	207 +0%	207 +0%
Elden Ring	238 +0%	238 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	102 +0%	102 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	188 +0%	188 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	151 +0%	151 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	505 +0%	505 +0%
Metro Exodus	169 +0%	169 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130 +0%	130 +0%
Valorant	393 +0%	393 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	161 +0%	161 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	135 +0%	135 +0%
Dota 2	186 +0%	186 +0%
Elden Ring	297 +0%	297 +0%
Far Cry 5	147 +0%	147 +0%
Fortnite	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	402 +0%	402 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	171 +0%	171 +0%
Metro Exodus	150 +0%	150 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	132 +0%	132 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	222 +0%	222 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95 +0%	95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	146 +0%	146 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	121 +0%	121 +0%
Dota 2	213 +0%	213 +0%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	351 +0%	351 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	296 +0%	296 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	150 +0%	150 +0%
Elden Ring	189 +0%	189 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	150 +0%	150 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	92 +0%	92 +0%
World of Tanks	450−500 +0%	450−500 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	91 +0%	91 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	96 +0%	96 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 +0%	87 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	266 +0%	266 +0%
Metro Exodus	139 +0%	139 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +0%	152 +0%
Valorant	295 +0%	295 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	59 +0%	59 +0%
Dota 2	182 +0%	182 +0%
Elden Ring	105 +0%	105 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	182 +0%	182 +0%
Metro Exodus	76 +0%	76 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	64 +0%	64 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 +0%	182 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	91 +0%	91 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +0%	45 +0%
Dota 2	202 +0%	202 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	159 +0%	159 +0%
Valorant	188 +0%	188 +0%

This is how RTX 6000 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:

RTX 3090 is 52% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 is 51% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 is 45% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.65	69.45
Recency	13 August 2018	1 September 2020
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	260 Watt	350 Watt

RTX 6000 has 34.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 42.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is a desktop one.

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