Quadro K6000 vs Radeon R9 290

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290, 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 K6000 stacks up against Radeon R9 290, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K6000	Radeon R9 290
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	275 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290 has 22% more power consumption, than Quadro K6000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K6000 has 8 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K6000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 290 - with GCN 2.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 290 is 150 MHz higher, than Quadro K6000.
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290 is 8 mm longer, than Quadro K6000.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K6000 is 1008 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
4K / 2160p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	65−70	65−70
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
QHD / 1440p	40−45	40−45
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	70−75	70−75
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	12−14	12−14
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	200−210	200−210
QHD / 1440p	130−140	130−140
4K / 2160p	85−90	85−90
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	50−55	50−55
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	90−95	90−95
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290 in Far Cry 5 is 4% more, than Quadro K6000.
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	190−200	190−200
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	75−80	75−80
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	150−160	150−160
medium / 768p	130−140	130−140
high / 1080p	80−85	80−85
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	30−33	30−33
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
QHD / 1440p	18−20	18−20
4K / 2160p	10−12	10−12
low / 720p	75−80	75−80
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	130−140	130−140
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	12−14	14−16
4K / 2160p	9−10	9−10
low / 720p	75−80	75−80
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 3% more, than Quadro K6000.
low / 768p	150−160	150−160
medium / 768p	100−105	100−105
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro K6000 and Radeon R9 290 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Quadro K6000	Radeon R9 290
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 2.0
Code name	GK110B	Hawaii
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 July 2013	5 November 2013
Pipelines	2880	2560
Core clock speed	797 MHz	947 MHz
Boost Clock	902 MHz
Transistor count	7,080 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	216.5	151.5
Floating-point performance	5,196 gflops	4,849 gflops
Length	267 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	320.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	3.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	261 Mh/s	545 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		285 Sol/s
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Quadro K6000 vs Radeon R9 290

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