Quadro 6000 vs Radeon HD 8790M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 6000 and Radeon HD 8790M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro 6000 stacks up against Radeon HD 8790M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8790M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8790M here:

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Main Specs

	Quadro 6000	Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	No outputs
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Quadro 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
Quadro 6000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8790M.
Quadro 6000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
Quadro 6000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 276 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
Quadro 6000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8790M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 1512 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	3−4
ultra / 1080p	8−9	1−2
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	14−16
medium / 1080p	16−18	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p	21−24	8−9
ultra / 1080p	18−20	6−7
QHD / 1440p	6−7	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	45−50	21−24
medium / 1080p	24−27	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Battlefield 5 is 154% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro 6000 and Radeon HD 8790M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	120−130
medium / 768p	170−180	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	50−55
QHD / 1440p	50−55	24−27
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	130−140	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 71% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	100−110	75−80
medium / 768p	90−95	55−60
ultra / 1080p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Dota 2 is 56% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p	16−18	4−5
ultra / 1080p	14−16	4−5
4K / 2160p	6−7	1−2
low / 720p	35−40	14−16
medium / 1080p	18−20	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Far Cry 5 is 216% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	18−20	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	4−5
low / 720p	90−95	60−65
medium / 1080p	45−50	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p	24−27	8−9
ultra / 1080p	18−20	7−8
QHD / 1440p	8−9	0−1
low / 720p	45−50	21−24
medium / 1080p	27−30	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	80−85	50−55
medium / 768p	70−75	−
high / 1080p	27−30	10−11
ultra / 1080p	10−12	4−5
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
medium / 720p	−	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 81% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p	9−10	2−3
ultra / 1080p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	9−10
medium / 1080p	12−14	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Metro Exodus is 240% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	110−120	85−90
high / 1080p	−	70−75
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
low / 720p	50−55	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p	14−16	7−8
ultra / 1080p	9−10	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	8−9
medium / 1080p	14−16	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 128% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	50−55	20−22
medium / 768p	30−35	12−14
high / 1080p	16−18	7−8
ultra / 1080p	10−11	5−6
4K / 2160p	8−9	1−2
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 166% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p	100−105	75−80
medium / 768p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	30−35	18−20
high / 768p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in World of Tanks is 47% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.

Full Specs

	Quadro 6000	Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF100	Mars XTX
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	10 December 2010	16 November 2012
Pipelines	448	384
Core clock speed	574 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	32.14	21.60
Floating-point performance	1,027.7 gflops	691.2 gflops
Length	248 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2988 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	143.4 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	91 Mh/s	80 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
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Quadro 6000 vs Radeon HD 8790M

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