Radeon RX 6300 XT vs Quadro NVS 290
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1282 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.02 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G86 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 October 2007 (18 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 459 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.672 | 160.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.02938 TFLOPS | 5.12 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| L2 Cache | 16 KB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 DMS-59 | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 100 Watt |
NVS 290 has 376% lower power consumption.
RX 6300 XT, on the other hand, has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1043% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 290 and Radeon RX 6300 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 290 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6300 XT is a desktop one.
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