NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) vs NVIDIA RTX A6000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX A6000 wins 8 of 8 benchmarks, averaging 52.8% 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 RTX A6000 leads by 69% (5.94 vs 10.02 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (47% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX A6000 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 A6000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 125.23 | 184.34 | -32% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 84.21 | 124.87 | -33% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 46.54 | 68.51 | -32% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 32.18 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 15.73 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 5.94 | 10.02 | -41% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 2.164 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 1.05 | 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 A6000 on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 21.5 min | 14.6 min | NVIDIA RTX A6000 1.47x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 48GB |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Ampere |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 768 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 1,860 MHz |
| TDP | 260 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $6,300 | $4,650 |
| Release | 2018-08-14 | 2020-10-05 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) or NVIDIA RTX A6000?
- NVIDIA RTX A6000 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 8 of 8 benchmarks in our suite with an average 52.8% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX A6000?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A6000 has 48GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX A6000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX A6000 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 A6000?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX A6000 leads by roughly 69% (5.94 vs 10.02 images/min) in our testing.
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