Quadro RTX A6000 vs Tesla M2090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M2090 and Quadro RTX A6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M2090
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.50

RTX A6000 outperforms Tesla M2090 by a whopping 337% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking43384
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.560.49
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGF110Ampere
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date25 July 2011 (12 years ago)5 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,649
Current price$1844 $8932 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M2090 has 14% better value for money than RTX A6000.

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 cores51210752
Core clock speed651 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1800 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate41.66625.0
Floating-point performance1,331.2 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 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length248 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin8-pin EPS

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB48 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed3696 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 outputs4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.08.6

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 HD35−40
−377%
167
+377%
1440p27−30
−378%
129
+378%
4K24−27
−367%
112
+367%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−363%
70−75
+363%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−350%
70−75
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−350%
70−75
+350%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−343%
130−140
+343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−367%
80−85
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−363%
70−75
+363%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−394%
85−90
+394%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−386%
100−110
+386%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−343%
150−160
+343%
Hitman 3 18−20
−372%
85−90
+372%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−351%
248
+351%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−383%
110−120
+383%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−367%
95−100
+367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−362%
300
+362%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−376%
100−105
+376%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−350%
70−75
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−350%
70−75
+350%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−343%
130−140
+343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−367%
80−85
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−363%
70−75
+363%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−394%
85−90
+394%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−386%
100−110
+386%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−343%
150−160
+343%
Hitman 3 18−20
−372%
85−90
+372%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−383%
160−170
+383%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−386%
34
+386%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−367%
95−100
+367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−351%
293
+351%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−339%
307
+339%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−376%
100−105
+376%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−350%
70−75
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−350%
70−75
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−367%
80−85
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−363%
70−75
+363%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−394%
85−90
+394%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−343%
150−160
+343%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−348%
224
+348%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−343%
288
+343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−350%
180
+350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−376%
100−105
+376%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−367%
95−100
+367%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−350%
80−85
+350%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−362%
95−100
+362%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−360%
45−50
+360%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−357%
60−65
+357%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−386%
30−35
+386%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−420%
52
+420%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−389%
85−90
+389%
Hitman 3 12−14
−350%
50−55
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−367%
210
+367%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−350%
63
+350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−349%
247
+349%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−343%
60−65
+343%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−375%
35−40
+375%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−350%
70−75
+350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Hitman 3 7−8
−386%
30−35
+386%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−342%
50−55
+342%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−371%
30−35
+371%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−387%
146
+387%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−383%
27−30
+383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−383%
55−60
+383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−357%
137
+357%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−350%
63
+350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−363%
35−40
+363%

This is how Tesla M2090 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 377% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 378% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 367% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.50 41.50
Recency 25 July 2011 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 300 Watt

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.


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