GeForce RTX 5060 vs Quadro RTX A6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX A6000 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

RTX A6000
2020
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
56.81

RTX 5060 outperforms RTX A6000 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.68100.00
Power efficiency13.4032.32
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGA102GB206
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date5 October 2020 (4 years ago)19 May 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,649 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 5060 has 756% better value for money than RTX A6000.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores107523840
Core clock speed1410 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1800 MHz2497 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate604.8299.6
Floating-point processing power38.71 TFLOPS19.18 TFLOPS
ROPs11248
TMUs336120
Tensor Cores336120
Ray Tracing Cores8430

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 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x8
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount48 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 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 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.612.0
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 A6000 56.81
RTX 5060 66.21
+16.5%

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 A6000 22604
RTX 5060 26344
+16.5%

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 HD158
−13.9%
180−190
+13.9%
1440p123
−13.8%
140−150
+13.8%
4K106
−13.2%
120−130
+13.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p29.42
−1671%
1.66
+1671%
1440p37.80
−1670%
2.14
+1670%
4K43.86
−1660%
2.49
+1660%
  • RTX 5060 has 1671% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 has 1670% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 has 1660% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 280−290
−9.2%
300−350
+9.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
−19.5%
150−160
+19.5%
Dead Island 2 250−260
−12.4%
280−290
+12.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
−8.2%
170−180
+8.2%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
−9.2%
300−350
+9.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
−19.5%
150−160
+19.5%
Dead Island 2 250−260
−12.4%
280−290
+12.4%
Far Cry 5 52
−260%
180−190
+260%
Fortnite 240−250
−24.3%
300−350
+24.3%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−18.6%
240−250
+18.6%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
−13.9%
180−190
+13.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
−19.5%
350−400
+19.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
−8.2%
170−180
+8.2%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
−9.2%
300−350
+9.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
−19.5%
150−160
+19.5%
Dead Island 2 250−260
−12.4%
280−290
+12.4%
Dota 2 139
−15.1%
160−170
+15.1%
Far Cry 5 53
−253%
180−190
+253%
Fortnite 240−250
−24.3%
300−350
+24.3%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−18.6%
240−250
+18.6%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
−13.9%
180−190
+13.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
−29.7%
160−170
+29.7%
Metro Exodus 98
−65.3%
160−170
+65.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 307
+14.1%
260−270
−14.1%
Valorant 290−300
−19.5%
350−400
+19.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
−8.2%
170−180
+8.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
−19.5%
150−160
+19.5%
Dead Island 2 250−260
−12.4%
280−290
+12.4%
Dota 2 131
−14.5%
150−160
+14.5%
Far Cry 5 52
−260%
180−190
+260%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−18.6%
240−250
+18.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
−49.4%
260−270
+49.4%
Valorant 290−300
−19.5%
350−400
+19.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 240−250
−24.3%
300−350
+24.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
−23.2%
190−200
+23.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
−23.5%
450−500
+23.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 96
−39.6%
130−140
+39.6%
Metro Exodus 84
−27.4%
100−110
+27.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
−27.4%
400−450
+27.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−19.5%
150−160
+19.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−25%
90−95
+25%
Dead Island 2 130−140
−23.7%
160−170
+23.7%
Far Cry 5 52
−210%
160−170
+210%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−23.8%
210−220
+23.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−25%
150−160
+25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
−0.7%
150−160
+0.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−22.9%
85−90
+22.9%
Dead Island 2 55−60
−14%
65−70
+14%
Grand Theft Auto V 155
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 70
+1.4%
65−70
−1.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+13.2%
120−130
−13.2%
Valorant 300−350
−6.5%
300−350
+6.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−25%
110−120
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−22.9%
85−90
+22.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−26.5%
40−45
+26.5%
Dead Island 2 55−60
−26.3%
70−75
+26.3%
Dota 2 128
−9.4%
140−150
+9.4%
Far Cry 5 50
−104%
100−110
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−34.1%
160−170
+34.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
−1.1%
95−100
+1.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX A6000 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 14% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 is 14% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 is 13% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A6000 is 14% faster.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5060 is 260% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • RTX 5060 is ahead in 52 tests (84%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 56.81 66.21
Recency 5 October 2020 19 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 145 Watt

RTX A6000 has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 16.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 106.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX A6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.

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