Radeon Vega 7 vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M6000
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
30.61
+309%

M6000 outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 309% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking185532
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.46no data
Power efficiency8.4511.47
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM200Cezanne
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date21 March 2015 (9 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3072448
Core clock speed988 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate213.953.20
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs968
TMUs19228

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 x16IGP
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount12 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1653 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/sno data
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, 4x DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA5.2-

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 HD90−95
+291%
23
−291%
1440p100−110
+300%
25
−300%
4K60−65
+300%
15
−300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p46.67no data
1440p42.00no data
4K70.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Elden Ring 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+0%
29
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Valorant 29
+0%
29
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Elden Ring 16
+0%
16
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
15
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46
+0%
46
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 14
+0%
14
+0%
World of Tanks 58
+0%
58
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Elden Ring 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Elden Ring 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Quadro M6000 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M6000 is 291% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M6000 is 300% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro M6000 is 300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.61 7.48
Recency 21 March 2015 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 45 Watt

Quadro M6000 has a 309.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 455.6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.


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