NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) vs NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation wins 8 of 8 benchmarks, averaging 87.1% 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 Qwen3 4B, where NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation leads by 93% (125.23 vs 241.33 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (80% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation runs 9 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 6000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 125.23 | 241.33 | -48% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 84.21 | 157.89 | -47% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 46.54 | 87.51 | -47% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 39.87 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 18.4 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 5.94 | 10.7 | -44% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 2.229 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 1.029 | 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 0 of 1; NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 21.5 min | 11.4 min | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 1.88x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 2,505 MHz |
| TDP | 260 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $6,300 | $6,799 |
| Release | 2018-08-14 | 2022-12-03 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) or NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 8 benchmarks in our suite with an average 87.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing). 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 6000 Ada Generation?
- Qwen3 4B: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation leads by roughly 93% (125.23 vs 241.33 tok/s) in our testing.
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