Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Quadro K6000

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
Quadro K5200 Quadro K6000 Tesla K40m Tesla K40st
VS
#ad 
Buy on Amazon
Radeon RX Vega 3 Radeon RX Vega 5 Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 with Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
19.96
+245%

K6000 outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking270592
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.29no data
Power efficiency6.4027.84
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGK110BVega Renoir
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)7 January 2020 (5 years 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 cores2880384
Core clock speed797 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate216.5no data
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs240no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1502 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/sno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA3.5-

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 HD70−75
+233%
21
−233%
1440p75−80
+241%
22
−241%
4K55−60
+224%
17
−224%

Cost per frame, $

1080p75.21no data
1440p70.20no data
4K95.73no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+0%
26
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Metro Exodus 14
+0%
14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+0%
22
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
+0%
3
+0%
Dota 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+0%
15
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
+0%
39
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Valorant 12
+0%
12
+0%
World of Tanks 56
+0%
56
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 19
+0%
19
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how Quadro K6000 and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K6000 is 233% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro K6000 is 241% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro K6000 is 224% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.96 5.79
Recency 23 July 2013 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 15 Watt

Quadro K6000 has a 244.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

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

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.

NVIDIA Quadro K6000
Quadro K6000
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Like
Like

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000
vs
Pro W6400 Radeon Pro W6400
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
vs
R9 M470 Radeon R9 M470
Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000
vs
Pro Duo Radeon Pro Duo
GRID K340 GRID K340
vs
FX 380 LP Quadro FX 380 LP
Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000
vs
R9 280X Radeon R9 280X
Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000
vs
R5 430 OEM Radeon R5 430 OEM
Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000
vs
R9 360 OEM Radeon R9 360 OEM
Quadro K6000 Quadro K6000
vs
8500 GT GeForce 8500 GT
GRID K100 GRID K100
vs
Jetson Xavier NX GPU Jetson Xavier NX GPU
GRID K240Q GRID K240Q
vs
RX 6750 GRE Radeon RX 6750 GRE
GRID K280Q GRID K280Q
vs
MX450 25W GeForce MX450 25W
GRID K280Q GRID K280Q
vs
RTX 5000 Ada Generation RTX 5000 Ada Generation
GRID K2 GRID K2
vs
Tesla P100 SXM2 Tesla P100 SXM2

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.

3.9 108 votes

Rate Quadro K6000 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4 709 votes

Rate Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.