NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | TU102 | GA102 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | TU102-875-A1 | — |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 18,600 million | 28,300 million |
| Die size | 754 mm² | 628 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 13th, 2018 | Apr 12th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Quadro | Quadro |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Launch price | 6,299 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1440 MHz | 1170 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1770 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective | 2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 672.0 GB/s | 768.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 4608 | 8192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 288 | 256 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| SM count | 72 | 64 |
| Tensor cores | 576 | 256 |
| RT cores | 72 | 64 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 6 MB | 6 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 169.9 GPixel/s | 162.7 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 509.8 GTexel/s | 433.9 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 32.62 TFLOPS (2:1) | 27.77 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 16.31 TFLOPS | 27.77 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 509.8 GFLOPS (1:32) | 867.8 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | 260 W | 230 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 4x DisplayPort1x USB Type-C | 4x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | PG150 SKU 510 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
