NVIDIA Quadro M6000 videocard review

NVIDIA Quadro M6000

Quadro M6000 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 21 March 2015. At the time of release, the videocard cost $4,199.99. The videocard is designed for workstation-computers and based on Maxwell 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed GM200.

Core clock speed - 988 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1114 MHz. Texture fill rate - 213.9 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 3072. Floating-point performance - 6,844 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 8,000 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 250 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 12 GB. Memory bus width - 384 Bit. Memory clock speed - 6612 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 317.4 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38754
11763
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1310
738
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
351431
37446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
207.140 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
2593.621 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
12.895 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
461.690 Frames/s
145.003 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
768.171 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
13738 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3714 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3356 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
13738.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3714.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3356.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 11763
PassMark - G2D Mark 738
Geekbench - OpenCL 37446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 207.140 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 2593.621 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 12.895 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 145.003 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 768.171 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 13738 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3714 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3356 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 13738.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3714.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3356.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM200
Launch date 21 March 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $4,199.99
Place in performance rating 244
Price now $2,825
Type Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 4.69

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1114 MHz
Core clock speed 988 MHz
Floating-point performance 6,844 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 3072
Texture fill rate 213.9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 Watt
Transistor count 8,000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 12 GB
Memory bandwidth 317.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz
Memory type GDDR5