Quadro 6000 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 6000 and Radeon R9 M485X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro 6000 and Radeon R9 M485X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R9 M485X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M485X 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 M485X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 22% more power consumption, than Quadro 6000.
  • Quadro 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 6000.
  • Quadro 6000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 6000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 149 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • Quadro 6000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 2012 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 24−27
ultra / 1080p 8−9 14−16
QHD / 1440p 3−4 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 27−30 45−50
medium / 1080p 16−18 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 85% more, than Quadro 6000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Fermi GCN 3
Code name GF100 Amethyst
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 10 December 2010 14 May 2016
Pipelines 448 2048
Core clock speed 574 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2988 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s 160.0 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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