Quadro K6000 SDI vs Tesla K40c

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking381not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.15no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK180GK110
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 October 2013 (10 years ago)23 July 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,699 $8,599
Current price$360 (0x MSRP)no data

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 cores28802880
Core clock speed745 MHz902 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)245 Watt239 Watt
Texture fill rate210.2216.5
Floating-point performance4,291 gflopsno 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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1031.1.126
CUDA3.53.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 October 2013 23 July 2013
Cost $7699 $8599
Power consumption (TDP) 245 Watt 239 Watt

We couldn't decide between Tesla K40c and Quadro K6000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.


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