Radeon RX 560X vs Tesla M6
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M6 with Radeon RX 560X, including specs and performance data.
M6 outperforms 560X by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 390 | 554 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.44 | 8.36 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Polaris 21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 August 2015 (10 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (7 years ago) |
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 cores | 1536 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 1175 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1180 MHz | 1275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 113.3 | 81.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.625 TFLOPS | 2.611 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 96 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | MXM Module | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.4 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 14.88 | 8.16 |
| Recency | 30 August 2015 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
Tesla M6 has a 82.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 560X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
The Tesla M6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560X in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla M6 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 560X is a desktop one.
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