Quadro RTX 6000 vs NV40

General info

Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.

Place in performance rating	22	not rated
Value for money	3.38	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	TU102	NV40
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 August 2018 (3 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,299	no data
Price now	$6698 (1.1x MSRP)	$24

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	4608	no data
Core clock speed	1440 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	18,600 million	222 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	130 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	260 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	509.8	no data

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

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

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	no data

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

4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

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Technologies

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

PureVideo HD

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VP1

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	7.5	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Chip lithography

12 nm

130 nm

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