Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Quadro 3000M
Aggregate performance score
Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Quadro 3000M by a whopping 2614% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 786 | 18 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | 21.59 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Fermi | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 8 December 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $398.96 | $999 |
| Current price | $447 (1.1x MSRP) | $957 (1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 6900 XT has 15321% better value for money than Quadro 3000M.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 240 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 18.00 | 720.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 432.0 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Quadro 3000M and Radeon RX 6900 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 625 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Quadro 3000M by 2614% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Quadro 3000M by 2609% in Passmark.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Quadro 3000M by 3741% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 51
−296%
| 202
+296%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
−2640%
| 137
+2640%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−2767%
| 86
+2767%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−2600%
|
130−140
+2600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−2240%
|
117
+2240%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−5450%
|
220−230
+5450%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−1883%
|
110−120
+1883%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−2600%
|
130−140
+2600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−2240%
|
110−120
+2240%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−2329%
|
170−180
+2329%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−2730%
|
283
+2730%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−2340%
|
120−130
+2340%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
−2356%
|
442
+2356%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−1967%
|
120−130
+1967%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
−2827%
|
300−350
+2827%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−1167%
|
190
+1167%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−2020%
|
106
+2020%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−5450%
|
220−230
+5450%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−1883%
|
110−120
+1883%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−2600%
|
130−140
+2600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−2240%
|
110−120
+2240%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−2329%
|
170−180
+2329%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−2070%
|
210−220
+2070%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1120%
|
61
+1120%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
−1533%
|
290−300
+1533%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−1967%
|
120−130
+1967%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
−2827%
|
300−350
+2827%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−4514%
|
323
+4514%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−793%
|
130−140
+793%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−1860%
|
98
+1860%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−1883%
|
110−120
+1883%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−2600%
|
130−140
+2600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−2240%
|
110−120
+2240%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−2380%
|
248
+2380%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
−1472%
|
283
+1472%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
−2827%
|
300−350
+2827%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2243%
|
164
+2243%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−707%
|
121
+707%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−1967%
|
120−130
+1967%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−4050%
|
160−170
+4050%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−4700%
|
140−150
+4700%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−4850%
|
99
+4850%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−2020%
|
100−110
+2020%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7300%
|
70−75
+7300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−3225%
|
130−140
+3225%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−7600%
|
231
+7600%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−1163%
|
100−110
+1163%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−3100%
|
224
+3100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−6200%
|
120−130
+6200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 91 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−1800%
|
110−120
+1800%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−8600%
|
85−90
+8600%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−3467%
|
100−110
+3467%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−3300%
|
68
+3300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−6500%
|
66
+6500%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−5000%
|
50−55
+5000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−4467%
|
137
+4467%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−1920%
|
101
+1920%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 54 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
This is how Quadro 3000M and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6900 XT is 296% faster in 1080p
- RX 6900 XT is 2640% faster in 1440p
- RX 6900 XT is 2767% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 8600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 6900 XT surpassed Quadro 3000M in all 57 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.56 | 69.48 |
| Recency | 22 February 2011 | 8 December 2020 |
| Cost | $398.96 | $999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 300 Watt |
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 3000M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro 3000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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