NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA TITAN V Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA RTX A6000 wins 8 of the 9 recorded head-to-head tests against the NVIDIA TITAN V. The largest margin comes in compute-heavy workloads, where the RTX A6000 posts a Passmark GPU Compute score of 14,110 versus the TITAN V's 9,263, a decisive 52.3% advantage. This is not a marginal edge; it is a generational gap in raw throughput that shows up across multiple APIs.

In DirectX 11, the RTX A6000 scores 191 against the TITAN V's 152, a 25.7% lead. The gap narrows somewhat in DirectX 12, where the A6000's 87 beats the TITAN V's 81 by 7.4%, but the A6000 still holds the advantage. OpenCL performance follows the same pattern: the A6000 records 193,937 points versus 157,265 for the TITAN V, a 23.3% improvement. Vulkan is closer, with the A6000 at 164,462 and the TITAN V at 152,117, an 8.1% delta.

The legacy DirectX 9 test shows a 15% lead for the A6000 (245 vs. 213), and even the older DirectX 10 path favors the A6000, albeit narrowly, at 155 vs. 153 (1.3%). In the overall Passmark G3D metric, the A6000 scores 22,577, which is 14% higher than the TITAN V's 19,805.

The single test the TITAN V wins is Passmark G2D, a 2D graphics and desktop composition benchmark. Here the TITAN V scores 937 versus the A6000's 913, a 2.6% edge. This is a narrow victory in a workload that is rarely a bottleneck for modern GPUs, and it does little to offset the A6000's dominance elsewhere. The overall average benchmark score reflects this imbalance: the A6000 averages 44,075 points, placing it at the 84th percentile of all GPUs, while the TITAN V averages 34,355 points at the 79th percentile.

The A6000's nearest rivals in the database are the GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (0.9% higher), the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (1.6% lower), the Quadro M6000 (1.8% lower), and the RTX 5050 Mobile (1.9% lower). The TITAN V's closest competition includes the RTX A1000 (0.4% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 7970 (0.5% lower), the RTX A2000 12 GB (0.6% higher), and the T1000 8 GB (0.6% lower). These comparisons show that the A6000 competes with modern mid-range and high-end GeForce parts, while the TITAN V sits in a lower performance tier.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two cards is fundamental, not incremental. The RTX A6000 uses the GA102 chip built on Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. The TITAN V uses the GV100 chip on Volta architecture, built on a 12 nm process at TSMC. The process node difference alone explains much of the efficiency and density gap: the A6000 packs 28,300 million transistors into a 628 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 45.1 million per mm². The TITAN V has 21,100 million transistors on a much larger 815 mm² die, giving it only 25.9 million transistors per mm².

Memory configuration is another major split. The A6000 carries 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384-bit bus, delivering 768.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The TITAN V has 12 GB of HBM2 on a 3072-bit bus, which sounds wider but results in lower bandwidth at 651.3 GB/s. The memory clock difference is stark: the A6000 runs at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective), while the TITAN V runs at 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective). The A6000's combination of higher clock speed and newer memory type gives it a 17.9% bandwidth advantage despite a much narrower bus.

Compute resources tell a similar story. The A6000 has 10,752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, producing a pixel rate of 201.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 604.8 GTexel/s. The TITAN V has 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 139.7 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 465.6 GTexel/s. The A6000's FP32 throughput is 38.71 TFLOPS, more than double the TITAN V's 14.90 TFLOPS. Interestingly, the TITAN V's FP16 rate is 29.80 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the A6000's FP16 is 38.71 TFLOPS (1:1), meaning the A6000 is faster in both precision modes.

Ray tracing is a clear differentiator. The A6000 has 84 dedicated RT cores, while the TITAN V has none. Tensor cores exist on both, but with different counts: the A6000 has 336, while the TITAN V has 640. The TITAN V's higher tensor core count is notable, but it does not translate into a benchmark win in any recorded test, likely due to the older Volta tensor core design and lower overall compute throughput. The A6000 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the TITAN V is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX A6000 is the clear choice for compute-heavy workloads. Its 52.3% lead in GPU Compute is the largest margin in the entire comparison, and its 23.3% OpenCL advantage reinforces this. If the task involves general-purpose GPU computing, scientific simulation, or machine learning inference, the data points squarely to the A6000. The 48 GB memory capacity is also a practical advantage for large datasets, though the benchmark scores do not directly test capacity limits.

For modern graphics APIs, the A6000 wins across the board. DirectX 11, DirectX 12, and Vulkan all favor the A6000, with margins ranging from 7.4% to 25.7%. The A6000's 84 RT cores make it the only one of the two capable of hardware-accelerated ray tracing, which is not directly benchmarked here but is a structural advantage. The A6000 also has newer display outputs: four DisplayPort 1.4a connectors, versus the TITAN V's single HDMI 2.0 and three DisplayPort 1.4a.

The TITAN V wins exactly one recorded test: Passmark G2D. A 2.6% edge in 2D desktop rendering is a narrow, workload-specific result. The TITAN V also carries 640 tensor cores, which is more than the A6000's 336, but no benchmark in this database isolates tensor core performance, so the practical benefit is unproven. The TITAN V's 12 GB HBM2 memory has lower bandwidth than the A6000's 48 GB GDDR6, and its 12 nm process makes it less efficient per transistor.

For users running legacy DirectX 9 applications, the A6000 still wins by 15%. For DirectX 10, the lead shrinks to 1.3%, but it remains a win. The TITAN V's only real use case from this data is 2D desktop work, and even there the margin is small.

FAQ

Q: Which card has higher overall benchmark scores?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A6000 has an average benchmark score of 44,075, placing it at the 84th percentile of all GPUs. The NVIDIA TITAN V averages 34,355, at the 79th percentile.

Q: How much faster is the RTX A6000 in compute workloads?

A: In the Passmark GPU Compute test, the RTX A6000 scores 14,110 versus the TITAN V's 9,263, a 52.3% advantage. In OpenCL, the A6000 leads by 23.3% (193,937 vs. 157,265).

Q: Does the TITAN V win any benchmark tests?

A: Yes, it wins Passmark G2D with a score of 937 versus the A6000's 913, a 2.6% lead. This is the only test out of nine where the TITAN V comes out ahead.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RTX A6000 has 48 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the TITAN V has 12 GB of HBM2. The A6000 also has higher bandwidth at 768.0 GB/s versus 651.3 GB/s.

Q: Does the TITAN V support ray tracing?

A: No. The TITAN V has no RT cores. The RTX A6000 has 84 RT cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, while the TITAN V is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1).

Q: Which card is more power efficient?

A: The TITAN V has a lower TDP at 250 W compared to the A6000's 300 W, but the A6000 delivers significantly higher performance per watt in most tests, as shown by its 52.3% compute lead with only 20% more power draw.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA TITAN V |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | GA102 | GV100 |

| Architecture | Ampere | Volta |

| Process Node | 8 nm | 12 nm |

| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |

| Transistors | 28,300 million | 21,100 million |

| Die Size | 628 mm² | 815 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 45.1M / mm² | 25.9M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1410 MHz | 1200 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1800 MHz | 1455 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) | 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 48 GB | 12 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |

| Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | 3072 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 768.0 GB/s | 651.3 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 10752 | 5120 |

| TMUs | 336 | 320 |

| ROPs | 112 | 96 |

| RT Cores | 84 | None |

| Tensor Cores | 336 | 640 |

| Pixel Rate | 201.6 GPixel/s | 139.7 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 604.8 GTexel/s | 465.6 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 38.71 TFLOPS | 14.90 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 38.71 TFLOPS (1:1) | 29.80 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 300 W | 250 W |

| Power Connectors | 8-pin EPS | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 700 W | 600 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Width | Not specified | 40 mm (1.6 inches) |

| Release Date | 2020-10-04 | 2017-12-06 |

| Launch MSRP | 4,649 USD | 2,999 USD |

The Verdict

The data supports a straightforward conclusion: the NVIDIA RTX A6000 is the superior card in nearly every measurable way. It wins 8 of 9 benchmark tests, with margins ranging from 1.3% to 52.3%. Its average benchmark score of 44,075 is 28.3% higher than the TITAN V's 34,355, and it sits 5 percentile points higher in the global GPU distribution. The A6000's architectural advantages, including a smaller, denser die, faster memory, more shading units, and dedicated RT cores, translate directly into benchmark dominance.

The TITAN V's single G2D win by 2.6% is a statistical outlier rather than a meaningful strength. Its higher tensor core count (640 vs. 336) does not produce any recorded benchmark advantage, and its larger die with fewer transistors makes it less efficient. The TITAN V's lower TDP of 250 W is the only specification where it leads, but the A6000's 300 W budget buys substantially more performance.

Users who need maximum compute throughput, modern graphics API support, or ray tracing should choose the RTX A6000 without hesitation. The 48 GB memory capacity is four times the TITAN V's 12 GB, making it suitable for larger workloads. The TITAN V, as a GeForce 10 generation product, is positioned for an older use case: it has no RT cores, lower FP32 throughput, and a narrower API feature set. From the recorded data, the RTX A6000 is the only rational choice for current workloads, while the TITAN V serves as a legacy part with a single narrow 2D win.