Radeon RX 590 vs Quadro 6000

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
Quadro 4000 Quadro 4000 Mac Edition Quadro 5000 Quadro 5000 SDI Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000 SDI Tesla C2050 Tesla C2070 Tesla M2050 Tesla M2070 Tesla M2070-Q Tesla S2050
VS
#ad 
Buy on Amazon
Radeon RX 550 Radeon RX 550X Radeon RX 560 Radeon RX 560 XT Radeon RX 560X Radeon RX 570 Radeon RX 570X Radeon RX 580 Radeon RX 580 2048SP Radeon RX 580 OEM Radeon RX 580X Radeon RX 590 Radeon RX 590 GME

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 6000 with Radeon RX 590, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 6000
2010
6 GB GDDR5, 204 Watt
6.91

RX 590 outperforms 6000 by a whopping 249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
RX 590 RX 590

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking566240
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1824.11
Power efficiency2.359.56
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Polaris 30
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 December 2010 (14 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,399 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 590 has 13294% better value for money than Quadro 6000.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4482304
Core clock speed574 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate32.14222.5
Floating-point processing power1.028 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs56144

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length248 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed747 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth143.4 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Quadro 6000 6.91
RX 590 24.11
+249%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro 6000 2690
RX 590 9379
+249%

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 HD30−35
−250%
105
+250%
1440p18−20
−256%
64
+256%
4K10−12
−290%
39
+290%

Cost per frame, $

1080p146.63
−5418%
2.66
+5418%
1440p244.39
−5506%
4.36
+5506%
4K439.90
−6049%
7.15
+6049%
  • RX 590 has 5418% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 590 has 5506% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 590 has 6049% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 133
+0%
133
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Fortnite 139
+0%
139
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+0%
120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120
+0%
120
+0%
Valorant 301
+0%
301
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 138
+0%
138
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 113
+0%
113
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Valorant 287
+0%
287
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 83
+0%
83
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Valorant 110
+0%
110
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 232
+0%
232
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+0%
41
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%
Valorant 113
+0%
113
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 29
+0%
29
+0%

This is how Quadro 6000 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 250% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 256% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 290% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 6.91 24.11
Recency 10 December 2010 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 175 Watt

RX 590 has a 248.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 16.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.

NVIDIA Quadro 6000
Quadro 6000
AMD Radeon RX 590
Radeon RX 590
Like
Like

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
Quadro K4000 Quadro K4000
RX 590 Radeon RX 590
vs
R9 390X Radeon R9 390X
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
FirePro R5000 FirePro R5000
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
FX 4800 FX 4800
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
FX 5800 FX 5800
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
Quadro P620 Quadro P620
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
RTX 2060 RTX 2060
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
RTX 6000 RTX 6000
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
GTX 1650 GTX 1650
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
GTX 1660 GTX 1660
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
RX 5700 XT RX 5700 XT
Quadro 6000 Quadro 6000
vs
Quadro T1000 Quadro T1000

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.

3.8 40 votes

Rate Quadro 6000 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.1 2602 votes

Rate Radeon RX 590 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Quadro 6000 or Radeon RX 590, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.