GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Quadro4 700 XGL

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated91
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluationno data23.80
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameNV25 A2TU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date19 February 2002 (22 years ago)7 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Current priceno data$530

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 coresno data2176
Core clock speed275 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors63 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data184 Watt
Texture fill rate2.200224.4

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

Memory typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed450 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth7.2 GB/s336.0 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX8.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDAno data7.5

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 19 February 2002 7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 12 nm

We couldn't decide between Quadro4 700 XGL and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro4 700 XGL is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro4 700 XGL
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