Radeon 890M vs Quadro K6000

Place in the ranking	261	253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.20	no data
Power efficiency	6.47	100.00
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code name	GK110B	Strix Point
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,265	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2880	1024
Core clock speed	797 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	902 MHz	2900 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	216.5	185.6
Floating-point processing power	5.196 TFLOPS	5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	240	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	384 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	3.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro K6000 20.89

Radeon 890M 21.52
+3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro K6000 8059

Radeon 890M 8303
+3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

45−50

−4.4%

47
+4.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

117.00

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how Quadro K6000 and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

Radeon 890M is 4% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 23 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.89	21.52
Recency	23 July 2013	15 July 2024
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro K6000 and Radeon 890M.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation card while Radeon 890M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.