Radeon RX 6600 XT vs Quadro 5000 SDI
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 125 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 78 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 51.98 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.93 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 February 2011 (15 years ago) | 30 July 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,899 | $379 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 352 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 513 MHz | 1968 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2589 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 172 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.57 | 331.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7223 TFLOPS | 10.6 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 64 |
| TMUs | 44 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | 704 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 640 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 248 mm | 190 mm |
| Width | Quad-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2.5 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDI | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12.0 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 February 2011 | 30 July 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2.5 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 172 Watt | 160 Watt |
RX 6600 XT has an age advantage of 10 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471% more advanced lithography process, and 8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 5000 SDI and Radeon RX 6600 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 5000 SDI is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6600 XT is a desktop one.
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