Quadro K6000 vs Radeon Pro W6600X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6600X and Quadro K6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro W6600X
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
34.04
+62.7%

Pro W6600X outperforms K6000 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking154263
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.661.24
Power efficiency19.446.37
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameNavi 23GK110B
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date3 August 2021 (3 years ago)23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $5,265

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W6600X has 4066% better value for money than Quadro K6000.

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 cores20482880
Core clock speed2068 MHz797 MHz
Boost clock speed2479 MHz902 MHz
Number of transistors11,060 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate317.3216.5
Floating-point processing power10.15 TFLOPS5.196 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs128240
Ray Tracing Cores32no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s288.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.3+
CUDA-3.5

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.

Pro W6600X 34.04
+62.7%
Quadro K6000 20.92

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.

Pro W6600X 13113
+62.7%
Quadro K6000 8059

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.04 20.92
Recency 3 August 2021 23 July 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 225 Watt

Pro W6600X has a 62.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

Quadro K6000, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon Pro W6600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K6000 in performance tests.


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