Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Quadro K6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K6000 with Radeon RX 7900 GRE, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K6000
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
20.85

RX 7900 GRE outperforms Quadro K6000 by a whopping 231% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking24521
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.9529.23
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3
GPU code nameGK110BNavi 31
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 July 2013 (10 years ago)27 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,265 no data
Current price$429 (0.1x MSRP)$723

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 GRE has 145% better value for money than Quadro K6000.

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 cores28805120
Core clock speed797 MHzno data
Boost clock speed902 MHz2245 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate216.5718.4
Floating-point performance5,196 gflopsno data

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm276 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA3.5no 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.

Quadro K6000 20.85
RX 7900 GRE 68.99
+231%

Radeon RX 7900 GRE outperforms Quadro K6000 by 231% 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%

Quadro K6000 8052
RX 7900 GRE 26643
+231%

Radeon RX 7900 GRE outperforms Quadro K6000 by 231% in Passmark.

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 HD60−65
−233%
200
+233%
1440p35−40
−274%
131
+274%
4K21−24
−271%
78
+271%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−247%
208
+247%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−267%
110−120
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−246%
120−130
+246%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−238%
220−230
+238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−240%
110−120
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−235%
184
+235%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−234%
110−120
+234%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−236%
160−170
+236%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−232%
210−220
+232%
Hitman 3 35−40
−249%
120−130
+249%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−243%
446
+243%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−258%
140−150
+258%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−254%
120−130
+254%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−248%
487
+248%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−235%
130−140
+235%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−267%
110−120
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−246%
120−130
+246%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−238%
220−230
+238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−240%
110−120
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−251%
158
+251%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−234%
110−120
+234%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−236%
160−170
+236%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−232%
210−220
+232%
Hitman 3 35−40
−249%
120−130
+249%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−242%
290−300
+242%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−238%
71
+238%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−254%
120−130
+254%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−236%
403
+236%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
−247%
382
+247%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−235%
130−140
+235%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−267%
110−120
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−246%
120−130
+246%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−240%
110−120
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−270%
148
+270%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−234%
110−120
+234%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−232%
210−220
+232%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−246%
294
+246%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
−253%
353
+253%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−248%
209
+248%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−235%
130−140
+235%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−254%
120−130
+254%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−267%
160−170
+267%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−260%
140−150
+260%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−233%
80−85
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−258%
85−90
+258%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−250%
100−110
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−263%
98
+263%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−242%
154
+242%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−267%
160−170
+267%
Hitman 3 30−33
−233%
100−105
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−255%
231
+255%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−266%
128
+266%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−236%
252
+236%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−247%
156
+247%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−262%
75−80
+262%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−280%
110−120
+280%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−263%
85−90
+263%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−283%
65−70
+283%
Hitman 3 18−20
−233%
60−65
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−253%
100−110
+253%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−263%
87
+263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−257%
125
+257%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−256%
55−60
+256%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−238%
50−55
+238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−264%
50−55
+264%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45
+275%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−237%
110−120
+237%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−250%
140
+250%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−263%
109
+263%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−267%
40−45
+267%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−252%
70−75
+252%

This is how Quadro K6000 and RX 7900 GRE compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 GRE is 233% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 GRE is 274% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 GRE is 271% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.85 68.99
Recency 23 July 2013 27 July 2023
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 260 Watt

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a desktop one.


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