Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with Radeon RX Vega 56, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
40.03
+17%

P6000 outperforms RX Vega 56 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Quadro P6000 Quadro P6000
RX Vega 56 RX Vega 56

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking112158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.4823.69
Power efficiency10.9811.17
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGP102Vega 10
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)14 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX Vega 56 has 429% better value for money than Quadro P6000.

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 cores38403584
Core clock speed1506 MHz1156 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1471 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt210 Watt
Texture fill rate394.8329.5
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS10.54 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240224

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 mm267 mm
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 BitHBM2
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s409.6 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125
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.

Quadro P6000 40.03
+17%
RX Vega 56 34.22

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 15386
+17%
RX Vega 56 13154

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 HD130−140
+13%
115
−13%
1440p90−95
+16.9%
77
−16.9%
4K55−60
+10%
50
−10%

Cost per frame, $

1080p46.15
−1230%
3.47
+1230%
1440p66.66
−1186%
5.18
+1186%
4K109.07
−1267%
7.98
+1267%
  • RX Vega 56 has 1230% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX Vega 56 has 1186% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX Vega 56 has 1267% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 151
+0%
151
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 98
+0%
98
+0%
Fortnite 150
+0%
150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 141
+0%
141
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 153
+0%
153
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Dota 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Fortnite 139
+0%
139
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+0%
134
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+0%
94
+0%
Metro Exodus 70
+0%
70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 137
+0%
137
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 124
+0%
124
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Dota 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+0%
109
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120
+0%
120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+0%
74
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 108
+0%
108
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 42
+0%
42
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+0%
88
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 74
+0%
74
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 50
+0%
50
+0%
Metro Exodus 27
+0%
27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 37
+0%
37
+0%

This is how Quadro P6000 and RX Vega 56 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P6000 is 13% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P6000 is 17% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P6000 is 10% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 40.03 34.22
Recency 1 October 2016 14 August 2017
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 210 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 17% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX Vega 56, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 19% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 56 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 56 is a desktop one.

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