RTX PRO 6000 vs ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1137 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.15 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | RV570 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 January 2007 (19 years ago) | 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 24064 |
| Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 ×2 | 1,810 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 115.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 ×2 | 176 |
| TMUs | 12 ×2 | 752 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 752 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 188 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 23.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 300 mm | 304 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB ×2 | 96 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 690 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 44.16 GB/s ×2 | 1.79 TB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 96 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 600 Watt |
ATI X1950 PRO DUAL has 78% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 6000, on the other hand, has a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 94% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL and RTX PRO 6000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 is a workstation one.
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