AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 vs NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 and NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 15% higher core clock speed: 1138 MHz vs 988 MHz
  • Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 1114 MHz
  • Around 6% higher texture fill rate: 302.4 GTexel / s vs 285.2 GTexel / s
  • Around 17% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 3072
  • Around 41% better floating-point performance: 9,677 gflops vs 6,844 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 210 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 12354 vs 11869
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 828 vs 695
  • Around 58% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 62260 vs 39431
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 August 2017 vs 5 March 2016
Core clock speed 1138 MHz vs 988 MHz
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz vs 1114 MHz
Texture fill rate 302.4 GTexel / s vs 285.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 3584 vs 3072
Floating-point performance 9,677 gflops vs 6,844 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 210 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 12354 vs 11869
PassMark - G2D Mark 828 vs 695
Geekbench - OpenCL 62260 vs 39431

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB

  • 3x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 8 GB
  • 4.2x more memory clock speed: 6612 MHz vs 1572 MHz
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13107 vs 12822
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13107 vs 12822
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 24 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz vs 1572 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 13107 vs 12822
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 13107 vs 12822
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 vs 3353

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
12354
11869
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
828
695
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
62260
39431
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12822
13107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12822
13107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3709
3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3354
Name AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB
PassMark - G3D Mark 12354 11869
PassMark - G2D Mark 828 695
Geekbench - OpenCL 62260 39431
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 153.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1722.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 11.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 126.528
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1172.788
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12822 13107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3709 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12822 13107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3709 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 3354

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Vega 10 GM200
Launch date 14 August 2017 5 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $4,999
Place in performance rating 237 233
Type Workstation Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1250 MHz 1114 MHz
Core clock speed 1138 MHz 988 MHz
Floating-point performance 9,677 gflops 6,844 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 3584 3072
Texture fill rate 302.4 GTexel / s 285.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 210 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 12,500 million 8,000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Memory bandwidth 402.4 GB / s 317.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 2048 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1572 MHz 6612 MHz
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5