AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs NVIDIA Quadro P6000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 and NVIDIA Quadro P6000 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

NVIDIA Quadro P6000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
835.9x more texture fill rate: 330.00 GTexel/s vs 394.8 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 16 nm
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 210 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 770 vs 711
2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 163998 vs 64368
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 79.32 vs 31.471
Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1022.925 vs 545.751

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 August 2017 vs 1 October 2016
Texture fill rate	330.00 GTexel/s vs 394.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 16 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	210 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	770 vs 711
Geekbench - OpenCL	163998 vs 64368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	79.32 vs 31.471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1022.925 vs 545.751
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3356

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro P6000

Around 30% higher core clock speed: 1506 MHz vs 1156 MHz
Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1645 MHz vs 1471 MHz
Around 7% higher pipelines: 3840 vs 3584
1203.2x better floating-point performance: 12,634 gflops vs 10.5 TFLOPs
3x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 8 GB
5.6x more memory clock speed: 9016 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 15308 vs 13236
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 194.277 vs 184.405
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1916.09 vs 1765.06
Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 17.951 vs 12.606
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 20035 vs 14462
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 20035 vs 14462
Around 28% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 8770 vs 6878

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1506 MHz vs 1156 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz vs 1471 MHz
Pipelines	3840 vs 3584
Floating-point performance	12,634 gflops vs 10.5 TFLOPs
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed	9016 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	15308 vs 13236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	194.277 vs 184.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1916.09 vs 1765.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	17.951 vs 12.606
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	20035 vs 14462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	20035 vs 14462
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	8770 vs 6878

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro P6000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

13236

15308

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

770

711

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

163998

64368

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

184.405

194.277

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1765.06

1916.09

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.606

17.951

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

79.32

31.471

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1022.925

545.751

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

14462

20035

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3715

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

14462

20035

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3715

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3356

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

6878

8770

Name	AMD Radeon RX Vega 56	NVIDIA Quadro P6000
PassMark - G3D Mark	13236	15308
PassMark - G2D Mark	770	711
Geekbench - OpenCL	163998	64368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	184.405	194.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1765.06	1916.09
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	12.606	17.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	79.32	31.471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1022.925	545.751
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	14462	20035
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	14462	20035
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	6878	8770

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX Vega 56	NVIDIA Quadro P6000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	Pascal
Code name	Vega 10	GP102
Design	Radeon RX Vega Series
Launch date	14 August 2017	1 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$5,999
Place in performance rating	224	226
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Price now		$4,403.52
Value for money (0-100)		3.90
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1471 MHz	1645 MHz
Compute units	56
Core clock speed	1156 MHz	1506 MHz
Floating-point performance	10.5 TFLOPs	12,634 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	16 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	21 TFLOPs
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	10.5 TFLOPs
Pipelines	3584	3840
Pixel fill rate	94.00 GP/s
Render output units	64
Stream Processors	3584
Texture fill rate	330.00 GTexel/s	394.8 GTexel / s
Texture Units	256
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	210 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	12,500 million	11,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort, DVI-D DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Multi-display synchronization		Quadro Sync II
Number of simultaneous displays		4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	650 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1 x 8-pin
SLI options		1
Width		2" (5.1 cm)
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Shader Model		5.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bandwidth	410 GB/s
Memory bus width	2048 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	9016 MHz
Memory type	HBM2	384 Bit
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
FreeSync
PowerTune
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
ZeroCore
3D Vision Pro
ECC (Error Correcting Code)
High-Performance Video I/O6
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management