AMD Radeon R9 280X vs NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 280X and NVIDIA Quadro K6000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, Geekbench - OpenCL.

AMD Radeon R9 280X

NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 280X

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 11% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 902 MHz
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 685 vs 543
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 89.187 vs 67.178
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.656 vs 7.435
Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 493.57 vs 355.166

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 October 2013 vs 23 July 2013
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz vs 902 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	685 vs 543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	89.187 vs 67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.656 vs 7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	493.57 vs 355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Around 69% higher texture fill rate: 216.5 GTexel / s vs 128.0 GTexel / s
Around 41% higher pipelines: 2880 vs 2048
Around 27% better floating-point performance: 5,196 gflops vs 4,096 gflops
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 250 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 3 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8059 vs 6209
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1816.61 vs 1434.496
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 88.889 vs 87.459
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12657 vs 9603
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12657 vs 9603

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	216.5 GTexel / s vs 128.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2880 vs 2048
Floating-point performance	5,196 gflops vs 4,096 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8059 vs 6209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1816.61 vs 1434.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	88.889 vs 87.459
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12657 vs 9603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3711 vs 3700
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12657 vs 9603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3711 vs 3700

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 280X
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K6000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6209

8059

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

685

543

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

89.187

67.178

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1434.496

1816.61

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.656

7.435

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

87.459

88.889

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

493.57

355.166

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9603

12657

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3700

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9603

12657

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3700

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3356

Name	AMD Radeon R9 280X	NVIDIA Quadro K6000
PassMark - G3D Mark	6209	8059
PassMark - G2D Mark	685	543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	89.187	67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1434.496	1816.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.656	7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	87.459	88.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	493.57	355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9603	12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3700	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9603	12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3700	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2347
Geekbench - OpenCL		22920

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 280X	NVIDIA Quadro K6000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Tahiti	GK110B
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	8 October 2013	23 July 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$5,265
Place in performance rating	378	361
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Price now		$833.98
Value for money (0-100)		11.34
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	902 MHz
Floating-point performance	4,096 gflops	5,196 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	2880
Stream Processors	2048
Texture fill rate	128.0 GTexel / s	216.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	7,080 million
Core clock speed		797 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	275 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	288 GB/s	288.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Memory clock speed		6008 MHz
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)