Radeon Pro W6800X Duo vs Quadro RTX A6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX A6000 and Radeon Pro W6800X Duo, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX A6000
2020
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
58.48
+44.8%

RTX A6000 outperforms Pro W6800X Duo by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking42106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.407.06
Power efficiency13.416.95
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA102Navi 21
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 October 2020 (4 years ago)3 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,649 $4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX A6000 has 61% better value for money than Pro W6800X Duo.

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 ×2
Core clock speed1410 MHz1800 MHz
Boost clock speed1800 MHz1967 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt400 Watt
Texture fill rate604.8472.1 ×2
Floating-point processing power38.71 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs11296 ×2
TMUs336240 ×2
Tensor Cores336no data
Ray Tracing Cores8460 ×2

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 x16Apple MPX
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slotQuad-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB32 GB ×2
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s ×2
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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt
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 Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-
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 58.48
+44.8%
Pro W6800X Duo 40.38

  • Passmark

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 22533
+44.9%
Pro W6800X Duo 15556

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
+58%
100−110
−58%
1440p123
+53.8%
80−85
−53.8%
4K106
+51.4%
70−75
−51.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p29.42
+69.9%
49.99
−69.9%
1440p37.80
+65.3%
62.49
−65.3%
4K43.86
+62.8%
71.41
−62.8%
  • RTX A6000 has 70% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 has 65% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 has 63% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 160−170
+53.6%
110−120
−53.6%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+51.1%
90−95
−51.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%
Atomic Heart 160−170
+53.6%
110−120
−53.6%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+59%
100−105
−59%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+51.1%
90−95
−51.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%
Far Cry 5 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Fortnite 240−250
+50%
160−170
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+49.3%
140−150
−49.3%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+45.5%
110−120
−45.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
Valorant 290−300
+48.5%
200−210
−48.5%
Atomic Heart 160−170
+53.6%
110−120
−53.6%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+59%
100−105
−59%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+51.1%
90−95
−51.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+46.3%
190−200
−46.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%
Dota 2 139
+46.3%
95−100
−46.3%
Far Cry 5 53
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Fortnite 240−250
+50%
160−170
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+49.3%
140−150
−49.3%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+45.5%
110−120
−45.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+50.6%
85−90
−50.6%
Metro Exodus 98
+50.8%
65−70
−50.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 307
+46.2%
210−220
−46.2%
Valorant 290−300
+48.5%
200−210
−48.5%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+59%
100−105
−59%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+51.1%
90−95
−51.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%
Dota 2 131
+45.6%
90−95
−45.6%
Far Cry 5 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+49.3%
140−150
−49.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+47.5%
120−130
−47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
+50%
120−130
−50%
Valorant 290−300
+48.5%
200−210
−48.5%
Fortnite 240−250
+50%
160−170
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+49.2%
260−270
−49.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 96
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%
Metro Exodus 84
+52.7%
55−60
−52.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+47.3%
110−120
−47.3%
Valorant 300−350
+45.7%
230−240
−45.7%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+46.7%
90−95
−46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+60%
45−50
−60%
Far Cry 5 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+55.5%
110−120
−55.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+45%
80−85
−45%
Fortnite 150−160
+51%
100−105
−51%
Atomic Heart 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 155
+55%
100−105
−55%
Metro Exodus 70
+55.6%
45−50
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+46%
100−105
−46%
Valorant 300−350
+47.1%
210−220
−47.1%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+53.3%
60−65
−53.3%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Dota 2 128
+50.6%
85−90
−50.6%
Far Cry 5 50
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+52.5%
80−85
−52.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
Fortnite 75−80
+58%
50−55
−58%

This is how RTX A6000 and Pro W6800X Duo compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 58% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 54% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 51% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 58.48 40.38
Recency 5 October 2020 3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 400 Watt

RTX A6000 has a 44.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Pro W6800X Duo, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W6800X Duo in performance tests.

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