NVIDIA RTX A4000 vs NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A4000 and NVIDIA Quadro K6000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA RTX A4000

NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 73% higher boost clock speed: 1560 MHz vs 902 MHz
1383.4x more texture fill rate: 299.5 GTexel/s vs 216.5 GTexel / s
2.1x more pipelines: 6144 vs 2880
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 28 nm
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 12 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19545 vs 8096
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1026 vs 551
5.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 121768 vs 24013
6.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 420.465 vs 67.178
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4156.52 vs 1816.61
4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 32.297 vs 7.435
Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 162.131 vs 88.889
5.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1895.111 vs 355.166
Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22050 vs 12657
Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22050 vs 12657

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 23 July 2013
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz vs 902 MHz
Texture fill rate	299.5 GTexel/s vs 216.5 GTexel / s
Pipelines	6144 vs 2880
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 225 Watt
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 12 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	19545 vs 8096
PassMark - G2D Mark	1026 vs 551
Geekbench - OpenCL	121768 vs 24013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	420.465 vs 67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4156.52 vs 1816.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	32.297 vs 7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	162.131 vs 88.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1895.111 vs 355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22050 vs 12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22050 vs 12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715 vs 3711

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Around 8% higher core clock speed: 797 MHz vs 735 MHz
3.4x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	797 MHz vs 735 MHz
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K6000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

19545

8096

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1026

551

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

121768

24013

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

420.465

67.178

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4156.52

1816.61

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.297

7.435

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.131

88.889

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1895.111

355.166

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

12657

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

12657

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

Name	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA Quadro K6000
PassMark - G3D Mark	19545	8096
PassMark - G2D Mark	1026	551
Geekbench - OpenCL	121768	24013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	420.465	67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4156.52	1816.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	32.297	7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	162.131	88.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1895.111	355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22050	12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22050	12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2604

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA Quadro K6000
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Kepler
Code name	GA104	GK110B
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	23 July 2013
Place in performance rating	108	364
Launch price (MSRP)		$5,265
Price now		$833.98
Type		Workstation
Value for money (0-100)		11.34
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	902 MHz
Core clock speed	735 MHz	797 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	599.0 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	2880
Pixel fill rate	149.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	299.5 GTexel/s	216.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	7,080 million
Floating-point performance		5,196 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Single-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm (9.5 inches)	267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	288.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5