NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing), AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) wins 4 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 46.2% faster.
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)'s numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) leads by 102% (2.94 vs 5.94 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (23% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) runs 4 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 4, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 102.04 | 125.23 | -19% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 65.36 | 84.21 | -22% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 35.52 | 46.54 | -24% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.94 | 5.94 | -51% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 28.2 min | 21.5 min | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) 1.31x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA106) | Turing (TU102) |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,777 MHz | 1,770 MHz |
| TDP | 170 W | 260 W |
| Launch MSRP | $329 | $6,300 |
| Release | 2021-02-25 | 2018-08-14 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 4 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 46.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has 12GB VRAM and a 170W TDP, while NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing)?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) leads by roughly 102% (2.94 vs 5.94 images/min) in our testing.
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