Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Quadro M2000

Place in the ranking	442	28
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.80	49.92
Power efficiency	9.55	14.96
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM206	Navi 21
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	8 April 2016 (8 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$437.75	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6800 XT has 1214% better value for money than Quadro M2000.

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	768	4608
Core clock speed	796 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1163 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	2,940 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.82	648.0
Floating-point processing power	1.786 TFLOPS	20.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	128
TMUs	48	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	201 mm	267 mm
Width	1" (2.5 cm)	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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	128 Bit	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1653 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 106 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Desktop Management	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	5.2	-

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 M2000 10.38

RX 6800 XT 65.03
+526%

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 M2000 3991

RX 6800 XT 25004
+527%

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	30−35 −577%	203 +577%
1440p	21−24 −590%	145 +590%
4K	14−16 −614%	100 +614%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	14.59 −356%	3.20 +356%
1440p	20.85 −366%	4.48 +366%
4K	31.27 −382%	6.49 +382%

RX 6800 XT has 356% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6800 XT has 366% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6800 XT has 382% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Elden Ring	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	404 +0%	404 +0%
Metro Exodus	127 +0%	127 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +0%	122 +0%
Valorant	401 +0%	401 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Dota 2	155 +0%	155 +0%
Elden Ring	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Far Cry 5	58 +0%	58 +0%
Fortnite	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	355 +0%	355 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	150 +0%	150 +0%
Metro Exodus	120 +0%	120 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	129 +0%	129 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	173 +0%	173 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Dota 2	145 +0%	145 +0%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	302 +0%	302 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	356 +0%	356 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	120 +0%	120 +0%
Elden Ring	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	120 +0%	120 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	83 +0%	83 +0%
World of Tanks	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +0%	222 +0%
Metro Exodus	112 +0%	112 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	278 +0%	278 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Dota 2	134 +0%	134 +0%
Elden Ring	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	134 +0%	134 +0%
Metro Exodus	56 +0%	56 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +0%	53 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	134 +0%	134 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Dota 2	122 +0%	122 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	133 +0%	133 +0%
Valorant	153 +0%	153 +0%

This is how Quadro M2000 and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6800 XT is 577% faster in 1080p
RX 6800 XT is 590% faster in 1440p
RX 6800 XT is 614% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.38	65.03
Recency	8 April 2016	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	300 Watt

Quadro M2000 has 300% lower power consumption.

RX 6800 XT, on the other hand, has a 526.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M2000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop one.

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