PNY Quadro M6000 12GB GDDR5 workstation
The Maxwell-based Quadro M6000 delivers 12GB of GDDR5 memory and native support for four 4K displays at 60Hz with 30-bit color via its DisplayPort 1.2 outputs. It also features Quadro Sync compatibility and GPU Direct support for synchronizing displays and accelerating data transfers in multi-system configurations. This card is best for visualization specialists managing large, complex 3D models on legacy workstation systems.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average compute (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro M6000 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Maxwell |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 988 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 11767 |
| GPU Compute | 5453 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 250 |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | 4 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY Quadro M6000 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro M6000 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 250 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY Quadro M6000 | 48.9 | 26.7 | 41.5 | 29.5 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 21 | 50.1 | 8.9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Usage Scores
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