Quadro 6000 vs Tesla K40c

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Combined performance score

Tesla K40c
11.59
+66%

Tesla K40c outperforms Quadro 6000 by 66% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking376519
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.980.29
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK180GF100
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 October 2013 (10 years old)10 December 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,699 $4,399
Current price$360 (0x MSRP)$1730 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla K40c has 1272% better value for money than Quadro 6000.

Technical specs

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 cores2880448
Core clock speed745 MHz574 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)245 Watt204 Watt
Texture fill rate210.232.14
Floating-point performance4,291 gflops1,027.7 gflops

Size and 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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s143.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 outputs1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.103N/A
CUDA3.52.0

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.

Tesla K40c 11.59
+66%
Quadro 6000 6.98

Tesla K40c outperforms Quadro 6000 by 66% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Tesla K40c 4494
+66.1%
Quadro 6000 2705

Tesla K40c outperforms Quadro 6000 by 66% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Tesla K40c 17468
+76.4%
Quadro 6000 9901

Tesla K40c outperforms Quadro 6000 by 76% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.59 6.98
Recency 8 October 2013 10 December 2010
Cost $7699 $4399
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 245 Watt 204 Watt

The Tesla K40c is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 6000 in performance tests.


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