Radeon RX 580X vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 with Radeon RX 580X, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M6000
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
28.74
+56.1%

M6000 outperforms RX 580X by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking209314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.56no data
Power efficiency8.277.16
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Polaris 20
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date21 March 2015 (10 years ago)11 April 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores30722304
Core clock speed988 MHz1257 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1340 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate213.9193.0
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs192144

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 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA5.2-

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.

Quadro M6000 28.74
+56.1%
RX 580X 18.41

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 11768
+56.2%
RX 580X 7536

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.74 18.41
Recency 21 March 2015 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 185 Watt

Quadro M6000 has a 56.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 580X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 35.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580X in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580X is a desktop one.

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