Radeon RX 6900 vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with Radeon RX 6900, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
39.67

RX 6900 outperforms P6000 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10621
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.86no data
Power efficiency10.9918.86
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP102Navi 21
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 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 cores38404608
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1645 MHz2105 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million23,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt255 Watt
Texture fill rate394.8606.2
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS19.4 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240288

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pin2x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 type384 BitGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s512.0 GB/s

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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.1-

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 P6000 39.67
RX 6900 69.44
+75%

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 P6000 15307
RX 6900 26797
+75.1%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.67 69.44
Recency 1 October 2016 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 255 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 2% lower power consumption.

RX 6900, on the other hand, has a 75% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop one.


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