NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 24GB GDDR6 workstation

The Quadro RTX 6000 was a beast in 2018, but now it's a dinosaur with a workstation price tag. Buy it only if your software demands certified drivers and you find it dirt cheap.

The 4608 CUDA cores and 672GB/s memory bandwidth still push serious pixels in professional apps. Our database puts its AI performance in the 94th percentile, which is genuinely impressive for a card this old. But raster performance sits at a mediocre 41st percentile, and ray tracing is only 61st. The 16.3 TFLOPS of FP32 sounds great until you realize a mid-range RTX 4070 Ti beats it while sipping less power. The 295W TDP isn't terrible, but efficiency lands in the bottom quarter of cards we've tested.

Against something like the ASUS TUF RTX 5090, the Quadro RTX 6000 looks ancient. The 5090 has more VRAM, massively better raster and ray tracing, and costs less in most markets. Even the Gigabyte AERO RTX 5080 OC with 16GB will outrun the Quadro in almost every real-world task while drawing less power. The only place the Quadro wins is if you need certified drivers for specific professional software, and even then, newer RTX workstation cards exist. The MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti is another one that makes the Quadro look silly for the money.

This is where it gets ugly. You're looking at CAD 2,994 to CAD 3,920 depending on the vendor, and that spread alone tells you the market is confused. The best deal in Canada is at the low end of that range, but even then, you're paying workstation tax for a card that gets stomped by consumer GPUs in raw performance. Unless you specifically need certified drivers and 24GB of VRAM for a legacy workflow, this is a hard pass on value.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is a weird one in 2025. It was a monster when it launched, and that 24GB of GDDR6 still puts it in the top tier for VRAM capacity. But it's built on Turing, which is now two generations behind, and the price hasn't dropped nearly enough to make sense for most people. The one thing to know: this is a card for very specific workstation needs, not a general-purpose GPU anymore.

If you're a gamer, a video editor, or anyone who doesn't need certified professional drivers, this card is not for you. Go grab an RTX 4070 Ti Super or RTX 4080 and pocket the difference. If you're building a new workstation, look at the RTX A5000 or newer Ada generation cards instead. The only people who should even glance at this are those locked into legacy software that requires Quadro certification and already have a compatible system.

Don't buy this card in 2025 unless you have a very specific legacy workstation need and you find it at a steep discount. The 24GB of VRAM and AI performance are the only things keeping it relevant, and that's not enough to justify the price. If you need a workstation card, look at newer RTX A-series or Ada generation options. If you just need raw performance, any modern consumer RTX card will embarrass this thing.