Quadro M6000 vs Radeon RX Vega 56

In this comparison between Quadro M6000 and Radeon RX Vega 56 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro M6000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX Vega 56 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro M6000 Radeon RX Vega 56
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 210 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M6000 has 19% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega 56.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M6000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX Vega 56.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro M6000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 56 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega 56 is 150 MHz higher, than Quadro M6000.
  • Quadro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 56 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M6000 is 5812 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega 56.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 60−65 65−70
ultra / 1080p 40−45 45−50
QHD / 1440p 30−35 35−40
4K / 2160p 20−22 21−24
low / 720p 85−90 90−95
medium / 1080p 70−75 75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 56 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Quadro M6000.

Full Specs

  Quadro M6000 Radeon RX Vega 56
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Vega
Code name GM200 Vega
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 21 March 2015 14 August 2017
Pipelines 3072 3584
Core clock speed 988 MHz 1138 MHz
Boost Clock 1114 MHz 1474 MHz
Transistor count 8,000 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 213.9 329.5
Floating-point performance 6,844 gflops 10,566 gflops
Length 267 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 409.6 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 317.4 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.125
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 768 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 28.5 Mh/s
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