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After learning about the Geforce line specializing in gaming, today we will learn about Nvidia Quadro – Nvidia’s line of “work” cards. Those of you who specialize in graphics may want to read this article.

Overview of Nvidia Quadro

Quadro is a line of Nvidia graphics cards for Workstations applied to graphics tasks, Machine Learning… It was born in an effort to divide Nvidia’s market segment. Thanks to that, Nvidia can demand a higher price for the same hardware in the professional segment. At the same time, they are also a direct supplier, meeting the needs of that segment.

Structurally, the GPUs of this series are identical to the Geforce series GPUs. The only difference with Quadro is its ability to support VRAM ECC and higher FP precision. Those are the properties users need when performing tasks that require high precision. And to differentiate further, Nvidia has used separate drivers and firmware for Quadro. Those Driver and Firmware versions are pre-enabled with some features specific to the Workstation segment. Additionally, support from Nvidia is also more assured.

The direct competitor to Quadro is AMD’s Radeon Pro (formerly FirePro) line.

List of Nvidia Quadro graphics card models

Before entering this section, I have a few small notes:

I will only mention the Quadro line, not the Quadro FX and Quadro NVS lines. If I mention those two lines, the article will be very long

For Desktop GPU models, I will only mention versions that use the PCI Express protocol, not PCI or AGP versions.

For laptops, I will only mention the Quadro M series

The lists will be divided by architecture.

Desktop

Table of Contents

Fermi Architecture

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Nearest Geforce card
Quadro 400	GT216GL	450 MHz	512MB	DDR3	GT 220
Quadro 600	GF108GL	640 MHz	1GB	GDDR3	GT 430
Quadro 2000	GF106GL	625 MHz		GDDR5	GTS 450
Quadro 2000D	GF106GL	625 MHz			GTS 450
Quadro 4000	GF100GL	475 MHz	2GB		Unknown
Quadro 5000		513 MHz	2.5GB	GDDR5 ECC	GTX 465/GTX 470 (cut down)
Quadro 6000		574 MHz	6GB		GTX 480 (cut down)
Quadro 7000	GF110GL	650 MHz	12GB		GTX 580
Quadro Plex 7000	2x GF100GL	574 MHz	2x 6GB		GTX 590

Kepler architecture

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Nearest Geforce card
Quadro 410	GK107GLM	706 MHz	512MB	DDR3	GT 630
Quadro K420	GK107GL	780 MHz	1GB	GDDR3
Quadro K600		875 MHz	1GB	GDDR3
Quadro K2000		954 MHz	2GB	GDDR5	GTX 650
Quadro K2000D		950 MHz	2GB		GTX 650
Quadro K4000	GK106GL	800 MHz	3GB		GTX 650 Ti Boost
Quadro K4200	GK104GL	780 MHz	4GB		GTX 670
Quadro K5000	GK104GL	706 MHz	4GB	GDDR5 ECC	GTX 680/GTX 770
Quadro K5200	GK110GL	650 MHz	8GB		GTX 780
Quadro K6000	GK110GL	700 MHz	12GB		GTX Titan Black

Maxwell Architecture

There are a few cards on this list that carry the K designation. However, those models are based on the Maxwell architecture, not Kepler.

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Nearest Geforce card
Quadro K620	GM107GL	1000 MHz	2GB	GDDR3	GTX 745
Quadro K1200		1000 MHz	4GB	GDDR5	GTX 750
Quadro K2200		1046 MHz			GTX 750 Ti
Quadro M2000	GM206-875	796-1163 MHz			GTX 950
Quadro M4000	GM204-850	773 MHz	8GB		GTX 970
Quadro M5000	GM204-875	861-1038 MHz	8GB	GDDR5 ECC	GTX 980
Quadro M6000	GM200GL	988-1114 MHz	12GB		GTX Titan X
Quadro M6000	GM200-880	988-1114 MHz	24GB		GTX Titan X

Pascal architecture

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Nearest Geforce card
Quadro P400	GP107-825	1228-1252 MHz	2GB	GDDR5	GT 1030
Quadro P600	GP107-850	1329-1557 MHz			GT 1030
Quadro P620	GP107-855	1266-1354 MHz			GTX 1050
Quadro P1000	GP107-860	1266-1481 MHz	4GB		GTX 1050
Quadro P2000	GP106-875-K1	1076-1480 MHz	5GB		GTX 1060
Quadro P2200	GP106-880-K1	1000-1493 MHz	5GB	GDDR5X	GTX 1060
Quadro P4000	GP104-850	1202-1480 MHz	8GB		GTX 1070
Quadro P5000	GP104-875	1607-1733 MHz	16GB		GTX 1080
Quadro P6000	GP102-875	1506-1645 MHz	24GB		Titan Xp
Quadro GP100	GP100GL	1304-1442 MHz	16GB	HBM2	GTX 1080 Ti

Volta Architecture

Volta architecture has only one code.

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Nearest Geforce card
Quadro GV100	GV100-875	1132-1627 MHz	32GB	HBM2	Titan V

Turing architecture

This is the first time RTX technology has been brought to the Quadro line

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Nearest Geforce card
Quadro RTX 4000	TU104-850	1005-1545 MHz	8GB	GDDR6	RTX 2070
Quadro RTX 5000	TU104-875	1620-1815 MHz	16GB (32GB if running NVLink)		RTX 2080 Super
Quadro RTX 6000	TU102-875	1440-1770 MHz	24GB (48GB if running NVLink)		Titan RTX
Quadro RTX 8000	TU102-875	1395-1770 MHz	48GB (96GB if running NVLink)		Titan RTX

Ampere Architecture

For the first time, Nvidia’s Workstation line of cards has been upgraded to the PCI Express 4.0 protocol. This will be the end of the name Quadro, when Nvidia has decided to discontinue it from October 5, 2020. At heart, the card models below are still considered Quadro. But the name will no longer be the same. I don’t know how Nvidia will differentiate them from the Geforce line.

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Nearest Geforce card
RTX A6000	GA102	1860 MHz	48GB GDDR6 (96GB khi dùng NVLink)	16 Gbps	RTX 3090
RTX A40	GA102	N/A	48GB GDDR6 (96GB khi dùng NVLink)	14.5 Gbps	RTX 3090

Laptop

Fermi Architecture

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Protocol
Quadro 1000M	GF108GLM	700 MHz	2GB	DDR3	PCI Express 2.0 x16
Quadro 2000M	GF106GLM	550 MHz		DDR3	PCI Express 2.0 x16
Quadro 3000M	GF104GLM	450 MHz		GDDR5	MXM-B (PCIe 3.0)
Quadro 4000M	GF104GLM	475 MHz			PCI Express 2.0 X16
Quadro 5000M	GF100GLM	405 MHz	1.5GB
Quadro 5010M	GF110GLM	450 MHz	4GB

Kepler architecture

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Protocol
Quadro K500M	GK107	850 MHz	1GB	DDR3	MXM-A (PCIe 3.0)
Quadro K510M	GK208	846 MHz		GDDR5	MXM-A (PCIe 3.0)
Quadro K610M	GK208	980 MHz		GDDR5	PCI Express 2.0 x8
Quadro K1000M	GK107GL	850 MHz	2GB	DDR3	PCI Express 3.0 x16
Quadro K1100M	GK107GL	706 MHz		GDDR5
Quadro K2000M	GK107	745 MHz		DDR3
Quadro K2100M	GK106	667 MHz		GDDR5
Quadro K3000M	GK104	654 MHz
Quadro K3100M		683 MHz	4GB
Quadro K4000M		600 MHz
Quadro K4100M		706 MHz
Quadro K5000M		706 MHz
Quadro K5100M		771 MHz

Maxwell Architecture

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Protocol
Quadro M500M	GM108	1029 MHz	2GB	DDR3	PCI Express 3.0 x16
Quadro M520 Mobile	GM108	1041 MHz		GDDR5	MXM-A (PCIe 3.0)
Quadro M600M	GM107	1029 MHz			PCI Express 3.0 x16
Quadro M620 Mobile		977 MHz			MXM-A (PCIe 3.0)
Quadro M1000M		1000 MHz	4GB		PCI Express 3.0 x16
Quadro M1200 Mobile		1093 MHz			MXM-A (PCIe 3.0)
Quadro M2000M		1029 MHz
Quadro M2200 Mobile	GM206	1025 MHz
Quadro M3000M	GM204	540 MHz			PCI Express 3.0 x16
Quadro M4000M		975 MHz
Quadro M5000M		975 MHz	8GB
Quadro M5500		861 MHz	8GB

Pascal architecture

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Protocol
Quadro P500	GP108	1455 MHz	2GB	GDDR5	PCI Express 3.0 x16
Quadro P600	GP107	1430 MHz	4GB
Quadro P1000		1303 MHz
Quadro P2000		1557 MHz
Quadro P3000 Mobile	GP104	1210 MHz	6GB		MXM-B (PCIe 3.0 x16)
Quadro P3200		1328 MHz	6GB		PCI Express 3.0 x16
Quadro P4000 Mobile		1227 MHz	8GB		MXM-B (PCIe 3.0 x16)
Quadro P4200		1227 MHz	8GB
Quadro P5000 Mobile		1513 MHz	16GB
Quadro P5200		1556 MHz	16GB

Turing architecture

In Turing architecture, there will be 2 card codes that do not support RTX.

GPU name	GPU code	Core clock	VRAM	VRAM type	Protocol
Quadro T1000	TU117	1395 MHz	4GB	GDDR5	PCI Express 3.0 x16
Quadro T1000	TU117B	1395 MHz		GDDR6
Quadro T2000	TU117	1575 MHz		GDDR5
Quadro T2000 Max-Q	TU117	1200 MHz		GDDR5
Quadro RTX 3000	TU106	945 MHz	6GB	GDDR6
Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q	TU106	600 MHz	6GB
Quadro RTX 4000	TU104	1110 MHz	8GB
Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q		780 MHz	8GB
Quadro RTX 5000		1035 MHz	16GB
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q		600 MHz	16GB
Quadro RTX 6000	TU102	1275 MHz	24GB

Epilogue

So I have gone through everything I need to know about the Nvidia Quadro line. See you again in the next articles.

Fermi Architecture

Kepler architecture

Maxwell Architecture

Pascal architecture

Volta Architecture

Turing architecture

Ampere Architecture

Fermi Architecture

Kepler architecture

Maxwell Architecture

Pascal architecture

Turing architecture

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