NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 Passive

NVIDIA RTX A6000 $4,649
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 Passive $9,999
10752 Shaders
48GB GDDR6
1800MHz
4608 Shaders
48GB GDDR6
1620MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.24 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
477.76 TOPS
INT4 Tensor
FP32
38.71 TFLOPS
FP32
14.93 TFLOPS
FP16
38.71 TFLOPS
FP16
29.86 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
300W
TDP
Unknown
Power Connectors
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
0%
Peak AI Performance
1.24 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
477.76 TOPS
INT4 Tensor
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FP16
38.71 TFLOPS
154.83 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
309.66 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
154.83 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
309.66 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
29.86 TFLOPS
119.44 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
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119.44 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
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FP32
38.71 TFLOPS
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FP32
14.93 TFLOPS
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FP64
610 GFLOPS
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FP64
470 GFLOPS
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BF16
38.71 TFLOPS
154.83 TFLOPS Tensor
309.66 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
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TF32
77.41 TFLOPS Tensor
154.83 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
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INT4
619.32 TOPS Tensor
1.24 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
477.76 TOPS Tensor
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INT8
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309.66 TOPS Tensor
619.32 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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238.88 TOPS Tensor
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INT32
19.35 TOPS
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Ray Tracing
75.6 TOPS
Ray Tracing
45 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
201.6 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
155.52 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
604.8 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
466.56 GTexel/s
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Turing
Family
RTX A
Family
Quadro RTX
Codename
NV172
GA102
Variant
GA102-875-A1
Codename
NV162
TU102
Variant
TU102-875-A1
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
10/5/2020
Release Date
8/13/2018
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Fabrication Node
12FFN
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Die Size
628 mm²
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Die Size
754 mm²
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Transistor Count
28.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
18.6 Billion
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Transistor Density
45.04M/mm²
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Transistor Density
24.67M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
10752 Shaders
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Shading Units
4608 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
336 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
288 TMUs
Render Output Units
112 ROPs
Render Output Units
96 ROPs
Tensor Cores
336 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
576 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
84 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
72 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
84 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
72 SMs
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1410MHz Base
1800MHz
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1230MHz Base
1620MHz
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
32KB/SM Tex
64KB/SM
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L2
6MB Shared
L2
6MB Shared
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48GB
GDDR6
ECC
48GB
GDDR6
ECC
Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Bandwidth
768GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
672GB/s
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TDP
300W
TDP
Unknown
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4x DisplayPort 1.4
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No Ports
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Model
NVENC 7
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
2x NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 4
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
7.5
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PureVideo HD
VP10
VDPAU
Feature Set J
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1x Fan
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin EPS
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way NVLink
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way NVLink
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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