NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation), AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) wins 3 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 14.7% 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 14B, where NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) leads by 28% (46.54 vs 36.34 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (10% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) runs 6 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 Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 125.23 | 110.18 | +14% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 84.21 | 66.59 | +26% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 46.54 | 36.34 | +28% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 5.94 | 6.56 | -9% |
| 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 Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 21.5 min | 27.5 min | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) 1.28x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 20GB |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 2,175 MHz |
| TDP | 260 W | 130 W |
| Launch MSRP | $6,300 | $1,250 |
| Release | 2018-08-14 | 2023-08-09 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) or NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation)?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 3 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 14.7% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation)?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation) has 20GB VRAM and a 130W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation)?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) fits 1 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation). 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 Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX 4000 (Ada Generation)?
- Qwen2.5-Coder 14B: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) leads by roughly 28% (46.54 vs 36.34 tok/s) in our testing.
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