Radeon RX 480 vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 with Radeon RX 480, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M6000
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.51
+36.6%

M6000 outperforms RX 480 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking182250
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.3215.81
Power efficiency8.3710.21
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Ellesmere
GCN generationno data4th Gen
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date21 March 2015 (9 years ago)29 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 480 has 376% better value for money than Quadro M6000.

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 cores30722304
Compute unitsno data36
Core clock speed988 MHz1120 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1266 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate213.9182.3
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS5.834 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs192144

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).

Bus supportno datan/a
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s224 GB/s
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 DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-2.0
DisplayPort support-1.4HDR

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-n/a
CrossFire-+
Enduro-n/a
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-n/a
LiquidVR-+
PowerTune-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-n/a
ZeroCore-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan++
Mantle-n/a
CUDA5.2-

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 M6000 30.51
+36.6%
RX 480 22.34

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 M6000 11758
+36.6%
RX 480 8609

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 HD100−110
+28.2%
78
−28.2%
1440p70−75
+34.6%
52
−34.6%
4K45−50
+28.6%
35
−28.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p42.002.94
1440p60.004.40
4K93.336.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 93
+0%
93
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110
+0%
110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
+0%
93
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 78
+0%
78
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+0%
35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 77
+0%
77
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
+0%
42
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+0%
21
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60
+0%
60
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
+0%
27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+0%
17
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how Quadro M6000 and RX 480 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M6000 is 28% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M6000 is 35% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro M6000 is 29% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.51 22.34
Recency 21 March 2015 29 June 2016
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt

Quadro M6000 has a 36.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 480, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 480 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 480 is a desktop one.


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

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