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NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation: Comparison
NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 and NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation separate most on boost clock: NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 at 1800 MHz, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation at 2500 MHz, 28% in favour of NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation. TDP splits them by another 5%, again favouring NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation. They match on 11 other specifications, including gpu brand, vram and tier.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Series | RTX Ampere Generation | RTX Ada Generation |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) | NVIDIA Reference (Dell Precision-exclusive workstation SKU) |
| VRAM | 48 GB | 48 GB |
| Tier | Flagship | Flagship |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1800 MHz-28% | 2500 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 300 W-5% | 285 W |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Process Node | Samsung 8nm | TSMC 4N |
| Card Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2 |
| Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 768 GB/s |
| Recommended PSU | 550 W-3% | 535 W |
| Power Connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin (12VHPWR) |
| MSRP | 4650 | 5500 |
| Launch Date | 2020-10 | 2023-10 |
| Base / Game Clock | 1410 MHz | 930 MHz |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| CUDA Cores | 10752 | 14080 |
| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Media Engine | 2x NVENC (7th gen), 2x NVDEC | 3x NVENC (8th gen), 3x NVDEC, AV1 encode/decode |
Verdict
NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000
7.9 / 10 Expert Rating
Still a genuinely useful 48GB workstation card on the secondhand market, even four years after launch - just expect a real gap versus current RTX PRO Blackwell cards in ray tracing and AI performance.
NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation
8.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A smart middle-ground option for Dell workstation buyers - most of the RTX 6000 Ada's VRAM capacity at a friendlier price, if you're already buying a Precision system.
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