Radeon R9 370 vs Quadro M6000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M6000 with Radeon R9 370, including specs and performance data.
M6000 outperforms R9 370 by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 228 | 456 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.40 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.64 | 7.88 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM200 | Trinidad |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,199.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 3072 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 988 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1114 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 213.9 | 78.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.844 TFLOPS | 2.496 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 32 |
| TMUs | 192 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 1.1 MB | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 512 KB |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 221 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1653 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 317.4 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 110−120
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 38.18 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.88 | 11.19 |
| Recency | 21 March 2015 | 5 May 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 110 Watt |
Quadro M6000 has a 149.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R9 370, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 127.3% lower power consumption.
The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 370 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 370 is a desktop one.
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