RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs Quadro RTX A6000

Place in performance ranking	86	15
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.47	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Ampere	Ada Lovelace
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	5 October 2020 (3 years ago)	3 December 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,649	$6,799
Current price	$8932 (1.9x MSRP)	$9290 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A6000 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

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	10752	18176
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	1800 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	625.0	1,423

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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	1x 16-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	8.9
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 bit Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	768.0 GB/s	960.0 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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 41.78

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 72.91
+74.5%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Quadro RTX A6000 by 75% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX A6000 89510

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 126448
+41.3%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Quadro RTX A6000 by 41% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX A6000 50957

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 70850
+39%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Quadro RTX A6000 by 39% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX A6000 27511

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 36679
+33.3%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms Quadro RTX A6000 by 33% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	159 −15.1%	183 +15.1%
1440p	129 −16.3%	150 +16.3%
4K	106 −2.8%	109 +2.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

75−80
−73.3%

130−140

+73.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −54.2%	110−120 +54.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −76.7%	120−130 +76.7%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −37.3%	160−170 +37.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −54.4%	170−180 +54.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −73.3%	130−140 +73.3%
Far Cry 5	52 −150%	130 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 −71.2%	113 +71.2%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −62.7%	200−210 +62.7%
Hitman 3	130−140 −59.4%	210−220 +59.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −144%	220 +144%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −82.1%	120−130 +82.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −143%	250 +143%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −57.1%	120−130 +57.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −54.2%	110−120 +54.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −76.7%	120−130 +76.7%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −37.3%	160−170 +37.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −54.4%	170−180 +54.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −73.3%	130−140 +73.3%
Far Cry 5	53 −138%	126 +138%
Far Cry New Dawn	68 −60.3%	109 +60.3%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −62.7%	200−210 +62.7%
Hitman 3	130−140 −59.4%	210−220 +59.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −127%	204 +127%
Metro Exodus	98 −16.3%	114 +16.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −82.1%	120−130 +82.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −130%	237 +130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	307 −59.3%	489 +59.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −57.1%	120−130 +57.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −54.2%	110−120 +54.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −76.7%	120−130 +76.7%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −37.3%	160−170 +37.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −73.3%	130−140 +73.3%
Far Cry 5	52 −127%	118 +127%
Far Cry New Dawn	65 −53.8%	100 +53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −62.7%	200−210 +62.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180 −44.4%	260 +44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −57.1%	120−130 +57.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 −90%	130−140 +90%
Hitman 3	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −220%	192 +220%
Metro Exodus	84 −13.1%	95 +13.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −242%	219 +242%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −82.2%	80−85 +82.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Battlefield 5	85−90 −60.5%	130−140 +60.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −61.8%	55−60 +61.8%
Far Cry 5	52 −127%	118 +127%
Far Cry New Dawn	63 −57.1%	99 +57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −253%	219 +253%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −113%	80−85 +113%
Hitman 3	40−45 −123%	95−100 +123%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −352%	149 +352%
Metro Exodus	70 −28.6%	90 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −276%	128 +276%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	146 −26%	184 +26%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −103%	55−60 +103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −115%	55−60 +115%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −90.2%	95−100 +90.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Far Cry 5	50 −130%	115 +130%
Far Cry New Dawn	63 −55.6%	98 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −117%	120−130 +117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −109%	45−50 +109%