Quadro4 900 XGL vs Quadro RTX A6000

Place in the ranking	41	1516
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.25	no data
Power efficiency	13.42	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code name	GA102	NV25 A2
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	5 October 2020 (4 years ago)	19 February 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,649	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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	10752	no data
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	28,300 million	63 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	604.8	2.400
Floating-point processing power	38.71 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	112	8
TMUs	336	8
Tensor Cores	336	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	84	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	AGP 4x
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	None

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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	325 MHz
Memory bandwidth	768.0 GB/s	10.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 1.4a

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	8.1
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.3
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	8.6	-

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 A6000 56.99
+569800%

Quadro4 900 XGL 0.01

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 22503
+562475%

Quadro4 900 XGL 4

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	175	-0−1
1440p	129	-0−1
4K	114	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	26.57	no data
1440p	36.04	no data
4K	40.78	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	130−140	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	130−140	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	300	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	140−150	0−1
Metro Exodus	66	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110	0−1
Valorant	260−270	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	130−140	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140	0−1
Dota 2	132	0−1
Far Cry 5	78	0−1
Fortnite	230−240	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	293	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	140−150	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	128	0−1
Metro Exodus	78	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180	0−1
Valorant	260−270	0−1
World of Tanks	270−280	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	130−140	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140	0−1
Dota 2	131	0−1
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	288	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	140−150	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220	0−1
Valorant	260−270	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	96	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	96	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70	0−1
World of Tanks	350−400	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75	0−1
Far Cry 5	160−170	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	247	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	100−110	0−1
Metro Exodus	63	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130	0−1
Valorant	220−230	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35	0−1
Dota 2	155	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	155	0−1
Metro Exodus	70	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	155	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−35	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35	0−1
Dota 2	128	0−1
Far Cry 5	100−110	0−1
Fortnite	95−100	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	149	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	60−65	0−1
Valorant	120−130	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	56.99	0.01
Recency	5 October 2020	19 February 2002
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	8 nm	150 nm

RTX A6000 has a 569800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 38300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro4 900 XGL in performance tests.

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