Radeon RX 580 vs Quadro M6000

Place in the ranking	180	241
Place by popularity	not in top-100	1
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.26	18.84
Power efficiency	8.49	8.65
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GM200	Polaris 20
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	21 March 2015 (9 years ago)	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,199.99	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 has 478% better value for money than Quadro M6000.

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	2304
Core clock speed	988 MHz	1257 MHz
Boost clock speed	1114 MHz	1340 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	185 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.9	193.0
Floating-point processing power	6.844 TFLOPS	6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	192	144

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	241 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1653 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	317.4 GB/s	256.0 GB/s

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	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	5.2	-

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. 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 M6000 30.46
+32.7%

RX 580 22.96

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 M6000 11749
+32.7%

RX 580 8855

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	120−130 +27.7%	94 −27.7%
1440p	55−60 +25%	44 −25%
4K	45−50 +21.6%	37 −21.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	35.00	2.44
1440p	76.36	5.20
4K	93.33	6.19

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +0%	58 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	138 +0%	138 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	83 +0%	83 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +0%	83 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	294 +0%	294 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	122 +0%	122 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	101 +0%	101 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	113 +0%	113 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	69 +0%	69 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +0%	64 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270 +0%	270 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	87 +0%	87 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 +0%	34 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	49 +0%	49 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +0%	82 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	53 +0%	53 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	37 +0%	37 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 +0%	22 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	33 +0%	33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +0%	27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +0%	18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	16 +0%	16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +0%	41 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

+0%

20−22

+0%

This is how Quadro M6000 and RX 580 compete in popular games:

Quadro M6000 is 28% faster in 1080p
Quadro M6000 is 25% faster in 1440p
Quadro M6000 is 22% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.46	22.96
Recency	21 March 2015	18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	185 Watt