Radeon RX 570 vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 with Radeon RX 570, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M6000
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
26.35
+69%

M6000 outperforms RX 570 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking197320
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.4512.84
Power efficiency8.3510.29
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Polaris 20
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date21 March 2015 (9 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 $169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 570 has 272% 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 cores30722048
Core clock speed988 MHz1168 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1244 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate213.9159.2
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS5.095 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs192128

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s224.0 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan++
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.

Quadro M6000 26.35
+69%
RX 570 15.59

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 11776
+69%
RX 570 6967

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro M6000 39432
+23.3%
RX 570 31978

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro M6000 47116
+16.4%
RX 570 40477

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 HD140−150
+64.7%
85
−64.7%
1440p80−85
+66.7%
48
−66.7%
4K50−55
+66.7%
30
−66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p30.00
−1409%
1.99
+1409%
1440p52.50
−1391%
3.52
+1391%
4K84.00
−1391%
5.63
+1391%
  • RX 570 has 1409% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 570 has 1391% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 570 has 1391% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 77
+0%
77
+0%
Fortnite 238
+0%
238
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+0%
100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 96
+0%
96
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Fortnite 95
+0%
95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+0%
94
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
+0%
73
+0%
Metro Exodus 43
+0%
43
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 87
+0%
87
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+0%
77
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+0%
75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 69
+0%
69
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 72
+0%
72
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45
+0%
45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30
+0%
30
+0%
Metro Exodus 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+0%
28
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27
+0%
27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 23
+0%
23
+0%

This is how Quadro M6000 and RX 570 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M6000 is 65% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M6000 is 67% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro M6000 is 67% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.35 15.59
Recency 21 March 2015 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 120 Watt

Quadro M6000 has a 69% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 570, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 570 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 570 is a desktop one.

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