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NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Specifications, performance, tests

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NVIDIA RTX A6000
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Q3/2023
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
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What's the best choice NVIDIA RTX A6000 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

NVIDIA RTX A6000 has a base frequency of 2 GHz. Memory size 48 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2020.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has a base frequency of 1.83 GHz. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q3/2023.

Differences

Videokards Reasons to consider
NVIDIA RTX A6000
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    2 GHz left arrow 1.83 GHz
  • More memory

    500% more memory

    48 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    54 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    832 place

Specifications

Technical data
NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    Ampere left arrow Ada Lovelace
  • Execution Units
    84 left arrow -
  • GPU Chip
    GA102 left arrow AD107
  • Render Output Units
    112 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    10752 left arrow 3072
  • Texture Units
    336 left arrow 96
  • Based on
    - left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
  • CUDA Cores
    - left arrow 3072
  • RT Cores
    - left arrow 24
  • Streaming Multiprocessors
    - left arrow 24
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Size
    48 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 272 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    - left arrow 128 bit
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 2125 MHz
  • Memory Data Rate
    - left arrow 17 Gbps
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1410 MHz left arrow 1830 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1800 MHz left arrow 2460 MHz
  • Game Clock
    - left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • TDP
    300 W left arrow 115 W
  • Maximum GPU Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • System Power Supply
    - left arrow 550 W (System power requirement)
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
  • Total Graphics Power
    - left arrow 115 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

  • Cooler-Type
    - left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    - left arrow -
  • Fan 1
    - left arrow -
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    - left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x8
  • DisplayPort Ports
    - left arrow 3 × DisplayPort
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    - left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1a
  • Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
    - left arrow HDMI
  • Power Connectors
    - left arrow 1x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable. Certain manufacturer models may use 1x PCIe 6-pin cable or 1x PCIe 8-pin cable
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    12.2 left arrow 12_2 (Ultimate)
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    - left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Height
    - left arrow -
  • Length
    - left arrow -
  • Slot Size
    - left arrow -
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    - left arrow -
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA RTX A6000.

  • Manufacturer
    NVIDIA left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    8 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q3/2023
  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow 299 $
  • Manufacturer specification scope
    - left arrow NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.
  • Part Number
    - left arrow -

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 7

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsNVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060Result difference¹
Blender 4.5.0 / OPTIX / Windows 5037.787221 samples/min Submissions: 6 3125.069793 samples/min Submissions: 281 -38.0 %
Blender 4.4.0 / OPTIX / Linux 5431.898408 samples/min Submissions: 8 3238.448821 samples/min Submissions: 32 -40.4 %
Blender 4.4.0 / OPTIX / Windows 4657.506455 samples/min Submissions: 15 3117.445682 samples/min Submissions: 248 -33.1 %
Blender 4.3.0 / OPTIX / Linux 5281.065051 samples/min Submissions: 5 3153.326645 samples/min Submissions: 33 -40.3 %
Blender 4.3.0 / OPTIX / Windows 4862.79004 samples/min Submissions: 6 3044.770801 samples/min Submissions: 286 -37.4 %
Blender 4.2.0 / OPTIX / Windows 4923.797944 samples/min Submissions: 15 3058.251115 samples/min Submissions: 271 -37.9 %
Blender 4.0.0 / OPTIX / Windows 5121.58411 samples/min Submissions: 10 3188.281304 samples/min Submissions: 229 -37.7 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

NVIDIA RTX A6000

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

More results: 115

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

38.7 TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX A6000
15.11 TFLOPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

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