Quadro 6000 vs Radeon R9 M470
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 6000 and Radeon R9 M470, 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 R9 M470, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:
Main Specs
Quadro 6000
Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP)
204 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
6 GB
4 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 R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro 6000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M470.
Quadro 6000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
Quadro 6000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 426 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
Quadro 6000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 3012 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
QHD / 1440p
6−7
3−4
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Battlefield 5 is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro 6000 and Radeon R9 M470 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
190−200
medium / 768p
170−180
150−160
ultra / 1080p
90−95
80−85
QHD / 1440p
50−55
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
130−140
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
medium / 768p
90−95
80−85
ultra / 1080p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
85−90
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Fortnite is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
QHD / 1440p
8−9
6−7
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 13% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
70−75
65−70
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p
9−10
8−9
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
95−100
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
medium / 768p
30−35
27−30
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
100−105
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−33
high / 768p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
Full Specs
Quadro 6000
Radeon R9 M470
Architecture
Fermi
GCN 2
Code name
GF100
Saturn
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
10 December 2010
14 May 2016
Pipelines
448
768
Core clock speed
574 MHz
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.14
48.00
Floating-point performance
1,027.7 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
248 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2988 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
143.4 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
CUDA
2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
91 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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