Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Quadro M6000 24 GB

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 24 GB with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

M6000 24 GB
2016
24 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.80
+241%

M6000 24 GB outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 241% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking178479
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.78no data
Power efficiency8.5241.66
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Vega
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date5 March 2016 (8 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3072512
Core clock speed988 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1114 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate285.2no data
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs256no 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 connectors1x 8-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 amount24 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1653 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth317.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA5.2-

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
+218%
22
−218%
1440p50−55
+213%
16
−213%
4K30−35
+200%
10
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p71.41no data
1440p99.98no data
4K166.63no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+0%
20
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+0%
36
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+0%
16
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+0%
27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+0%
14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 14
+0%
14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+0%
21
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+0%
11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 10
+0%
10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+0%
20
+0%
Metro Exodus 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+0%
59
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+0%
9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how M6000 24 GB and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • M6000 24 GB is 218% faster in 1080p
  • M6000 24 GB is 213% faster in 1440p
  • M6000 24 GB is 200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.80 9.04
Recency 5 March 2016 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

M6000 24 GB has a 240.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M6000 24 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M6000 24 GB is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB
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