Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs Quadro RTX A6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX A6000 with Radeon RX 9070 GRE, including specs and performance data.

RTX A6000
2020
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
53.30
+10.1%

RTX A6000 outperforms RX 9070 GRE by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5265
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.8452.70
Power efficiency13.5416.77
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGA102Navi 48
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date5 October 2020 (4 years ago)8 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,649 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 9070 GRE has 989% 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 cores107523072
Core clock speed1410 MHz1420 MHz
Boost clock speed1800 MHz2790 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate604.8535.7
Floating-point processing power38.71 TFLOPS34.28 TFLOPS
ROPs11296
TMUs336192
Tensor Cores33696
Ray Tracing Cores8448

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 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s432.0 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 2.1a
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
OpenCL3.02.2
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 53.30
+10.1%
RX 9070 GRE 48.41

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 22575
+10.1%
RX 9070 GRE 20506

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
+12.9%
140−150
−12.9%
1440p123
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
4K106
+11.6%
95−100
−11.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p29.42
−650%
3.92
+650%
1440p37.80
−657%
4.99
+657%
4K43.86
−659%
5.78
+659%
  • RX 9070 GRE has 650% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 9070 GRE has 657% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 9070 GRE has 659% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+11.6%
250−260
−11.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 160−170
+14.3%
140−150
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+13.6%
140−150
−13.6%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+11.6%
250−260
−11.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Far Cry 5 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Fortnite 240−250
+10.5%
220−230
−10.5%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+16.1%
180−190
−16.1%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+17.9%
140−150
−17.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+16.7%
150−160
−16.7%
Valorant 290−300
+10.4%
270−280
−10.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+13.6%
140−150
−13.6%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+11.6%
250−260
−11.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+12%
250−260
−12%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Dota 2 139
+15.8%
120−130
−15.8%
Far Cry 5 53
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Fortnite 240−250
+10.5%
220−230
−10.5%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+16.1%
180−190
−16.1%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+17.9%
140−150
−17.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+16.4%
110−120
−16.4%
Metro Exodus 98
+15.3%
85−90
−15.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+16.7%
150−160
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 307
+13.7%
270−280
−13.7%
Valorant 290−300
+10.4%
270−280
−10.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+13.6%
140−150
−13.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Dota 2 131
+19.1%
110−120
−19.1%
Far Cry 5 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+16.1%
180−190
−16.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+16.7%
150−160
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
+12.5%
160−170
−12.5%
Valorant 290−300
+10.4%
270−280
−10.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 240−250
+10.5%
220−230
−10.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+10.7%
140−150
−10.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+13.1%
350−400
−13.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 96
+12.9%
85−90
−12.9%
Metro Exodus 84
+12%
75−80
−12%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+16.7%
150−160
−16.7%
Valorant 300−350
+13.3%
300−310
−13.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+10.8%
65−70
−10.8%
Far Cry 5 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+14.7%
150−160
−14.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+20%
100−105
−20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+16.2%
130−140
−16.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+16.7%
60−65
−16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 155
+10.7%
140−150
−10.7%
Metro Exodus 70
+16.7%
60−65
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+12.3%
130−140
−12.3%
Valorant 300−350
+10.4%
280−290
−10.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+15%
80−85
−15%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+16.7%
60−65
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Dota 2 128
+16.4%
110−120
−16.4%
Far Cry 5 50
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+11.8%
85−90
−11.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+12.9%
70−75
−12.9%

This is how RTX A6000 and RX 9070 GRE compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 13% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 12% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 12% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 53.30 48.41
Recency 5 October 2020 8 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 220 Watt

RTX A6000 has a 10.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 9070 GRE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9070 GRE in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a desktop one.

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