NVIDIA Quadro GP100 vs NVIDIA RTX 6000D Comparison

The Verdict

The database shows a decisive generational gap between these two NVIDIA professional cards. The NVIDIA RTX 6000D outperforms the NVIDIA Quadro GP100 in the only shared benchmark, Geekbench OpenCL, by 344.2%. The RTX 6000D records a score of 388,405 against 87,445 for the GP100. The RTX 6000D sits in the 98th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the GP100 sits in the 93rd percentile. The RTX 6000D should be chosen by anyone needing current-generation compute performance, particularly for workloads that leverage the latest APIs, given its DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 support. The Quadro GP100, now end-of-life, is only relevant for legacy system integration or scenarios where its 16 GB of HBM2 memory and 235 W power draw fit an existing infrastructure. The RTX 6000D is the only active product; the GP100's production status is marked as end-of-life, meaning new deployments should favor the RTX 6000D.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 6000D is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using the GB202 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It packs 92,200 million transistors into a 750 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 122.9M per mm². The Quadro GP100 uses the older Pascal architecture with the GP100 chip, built on a 16 nm process, also at TSMC. It contains 15,300 million transistors on a 610 mm² die, with a much lower transistor density of 25.1M per mm². The density difference reflects more than a decade of process refinement; the RTX 6000D crams nearly eight times the transistors into roughly 23% more die area.

The RTX 6000D includes dedicated ray tracing cores (156 of them) and tensor cores (624 of them). The Quadro GP100 has neither, as Pascal predates both hardware accelerators. The RTX 6000D also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the GP100 only reaches DirectX 12 (12_1). Vulkan support differs too: the RTX 6000D lists Vulkan 1.4, the GP100 lists Vulkan 1.3. Both cards support OpenGL 4.6. The memory subsystems diverge completely: the RTX 6000D uses 84 GB of GDDR7 on a 448-bit bus with 1.40 TB/s bandwidth, while the GP100 uses 16 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus with 732.2 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 6000D's memory clock runs at 1560 MHz (25 Gbps effective), the GP100's at 715 MHz (1430 Mbps effective). The RTX 6000D's shading unit count is 19,968 against 3,584 for the GP100. Texture mapping units stand at 624 versus 224, and raster operators at 192 versus 96.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct benchmark comparison available in the database is Geekbench OpenCL. The RTX 6000D scores 388,405, and the Quadro GP100 scores 87,445. The delta is 344.2% in favor of the RTX 6000D. That is not a marginal improvement; it is a multiple of the older card's performance. To put that number in context, the RTX 6000D's average benchmark score across all its recorded tests is 195,964, while the GP100's average is 87,445, exactly equal to its single Geekbench result. The RTX 6000D's nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA Tesla V100S PCIe 32 GB (average score 194,415, delta 0.8%), the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB (187,147, delta 4.7%), the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB (207,124, delta -5.4%), and the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation (184,664, delta 6.1%). The RTX 6000D leads all of them except the A100 PCIe 80 GB. The Quadro GP100's nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 (87,108, delta 0.4%), the NVIDIA CMP 40HX (85,637, delta 2.1%), the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile (91,134, delta -4%), and the NVIDIA RTX A4500 (91,671, delta -4.6%). The GP100 is essentially tied with those mid-range cards, whereas the RTX 6000D sits in a different performance class entirely.

The RTX 6000D also posts a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,522, a test the GP100 does not appear in. No direct comparison is possible there, but the RTX 6000D's percentile rank of 98 versus the GP100's 93 indicates where each card stands relative to the full database. The RTX 6000D wins the head-to-head tally by 1 win to 0.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in every major specification category. The RTX 6000D has a base clock of 1992 MHz and a boost clock of 2430 MHz. The GP100 runs at 1304 MHz base and 1443 MHz boost. Memory capacity: 84 GB versus 16 GB. Memory type: GDDR7 versus HBM2. Bus width: 448 bit versus 4096 bit. Bandwidth: 1.40 TB/s versus 732.2 GB/s. Shading units: 19,968 versus 3,584. TMUs: 624 versus 224. ROPs: 192 versus 96. The RTX 6000D has 156 RT cores and 624 tensor cores; the GP100 has none. Pixel rate: 466.6 GPixel/s versus 138.5 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 1,516.3 GTexel/s versus 323.2 GTexel/s. FP32 performance: 97.04 TFLOPS versus 10.34 TFLOPS. FP16 performance: 97.04 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 20.69 TFLOPS (2:1). TDP: 600 W versus 235 W. Power connectors: 1x 16-pin versus 1x 8-pin. Suggested PSU: 1000 W versus 550 W. Bus interface: PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs: 4x DisplayPort 2.1b versus 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.4a. Dimensions: the RTX 6000D is 304 mm long, 137 mm tall, 40 mm wide; the GP100 is 267 mm long, 111 mm tall, with no recorded width. Both are dual-slot cards. The RTX 6000D's launch MSRP is 8,565 USD. The GP100 has no recorded launch MSRP. Release dates: the RTX 6000D released on 2025-07-13, the GP100 on 2016-09-30. The RTX 6000D's predecessor is listed as Workstation Ada; the GP100's predecessor is Quadro Maxwell and its successor is Quadro Volta.

FAQ

Q: Which card has more memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 6000D has 1.40 TB/s of bandwidth, nearly double the 732.2 GB/s of the Quadro GP100, despite the GP100's wider 4096-bit bus.

Q: Does the Quadro GP100 support ray tracing?

A: No. The database lists no RT cores for the GP100. The RTX 6000D has 156 RT cores, and its DirectX 12 Ultimate support includes ray tracing features.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 6000D in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The RTX 6000D scores 388,405 against 87,445, a 344.2% advantage. That is roughly 4.4 times the score of the GP100.

Q: What is the power draw difference?

A: The RTX 6000D has a TDP of 600 W and requires a 1000 W PSU with a 16-pin connector. The GP100 has a TDP of 235 W and requires a 550 W PSU with an 8-pin connector.

Q: Which card has a higher transistor density?

A: The RTX 6000D achieves 122.9M transistors per mm² on its 5 nm process. The GP100 has 25.1M per mm² on 16 nm. The RTX 6000D's density is nearly five times higher.

Q: Is the Quadro GP100 still in production?

A: No. The database marks the GP100 as end-of-life. The RTX 6000D is listed as active production.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 6000D wins in every measurable category in the database. It wins on raw compute: 97.04 TFLOPS FP32 versus 10.34 TFLOPS. It wins on FP16 workloads, offering 97.04 TFLOPS at 1:1 ratio, whereas the GP100 offers 20.69 TFLOPS but at a 2:1 ratio, meaning half-rate FP16. The RTX 6000D wins on memory capacity (84 GB versus 16 GB), bandwidth (1.40 TB/s versus 732.2 GB/s), and API support (DirectX 12 Ultimate versus DirectX 12_1, Vulkan 1.4 versus 1.3). It wins on display outputs with four DisplayPort 2.1b ports versus the GP100's combination of DVI and DisplayPort 1.4a. The RTX 6000D also has a faster bus interface, PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 3.0 x16.

The GP100's only advantages are physical and power related. It draws 235 W versus 600 W, needs only a 550 W PSU versus 1000 W, uses a single 8-pin connector instead of a 16-pin, and measures 267 mm long versus 304 mm. For systems with legacy power supplies or compact chassis constraints, the GP100 fits where the RTX 6000D will not. The GP100's 16 GB HBM2 memory, while far smaller, still provides 732.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for certain HPC workloads from its era. The GP100's nearest rivals in the database, the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 and NVIDIA CMP 40HX, sit within 2.1% of its average score, meaning the GP100 is competitive with that older mid-range class. The RTX 6000D, by contrast, sits among the top 2% of all GPUs in the database, beating most A100 variants and the RTX 5000 Ada Generation.

For a user deciding between these two, the RTX 6000D is the clear choice for any modern workload: AI inference, ray-traced rendering, large dataset processing, or high-resolution multi-display output. The GP100 is only appropriate for maintaining existing Pascal-based pipelines where software dependencies or hardware constraints prevent migration. The data shows no benchmark where the GP100 wins. The RTX 6000D leads the only shared test by 344.2%, and its additional capabilities, such as tensor cores and RT cores, have no equivalent in the GP100 at all. The production status difference seals the argument: one card is active, the other is end-of-life. New purchases should go to the RTX 6000D. Existing GP100 installations can continue to run, but their performance ceiling is firmly below what the RTX 6000D delivers.