Quadro 6000 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Quadro 6000, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.04

6000 outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking583553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.15
Power efficiency27.872.36
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVega RenoirGF100
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)10 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384448
Core clock speed400 MHz574 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt204 Watt
Texture fill rateno data32.14
Floating-point processing powerno data1.028 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data56

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data248 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data6 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data747 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data143.4 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-2.0

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 HD20
−5%
21−24
+5%
1440p22
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
4K18
+0%
18−21
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data209.48
1440pno data183.29
4Kno data244.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
Hitman 3 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
−13.4%
110−120
+13.4%
Metro Exodus 23
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Metro Exodus 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
−10%
55−60
+10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Quadro 6000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro 6000 is 5% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro 6000 is 9% faster in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.04 6.96
Recency 7 January 2020 10 December 2010
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 204 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 9 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1260% lower power consumption.

Quadro 6000, on the other hand, has a 15.2% higher aggregate performance score.

The Quadro 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Quadro 6000 is a workstation one.


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