Quadro 6000 vs Radeon R9 M385X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 6000 and Radeon R9 M385X. 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 M385X. 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 M385X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M385X 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 M385X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon R9 M385X
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 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 6000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M385X.
  • Quadro 6000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 6000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 526 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • Quadro 6000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 6000 is 1488 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 8−9
ultra / 1080p 8−9 5−6
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 18−20
medium / 1080p 16−18 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 70% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

Full Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF100 Strato-XT-M3
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 10 December 2010 16 June 2015
Pipelines 448 896
Core clock speed 574 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2988 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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