Radeon HD 6990 vs Quadro P5000 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P5000 Mobile with Radeon HD 6990, including specs and performance data.
P5000 Mobile outperforms HD 6990 by a whopping 271% 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 | 232 | 582 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.04 | 0.60 |
| Power efficiency | 21.29 | 1.53 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | Antilles |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (9 years ago) | 8 March 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,885 | $699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
P5000 Mobile has 407% better value for money than HD 6990.
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 | 2048 | 1536 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 830 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1582 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 2,640 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 375 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 202.5 | 79.68 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.48 TFLOPS | 2.55 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 128 | 96 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 295 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 | 16 GB | 2 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s ×2 |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| Display Port | 1.4 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Stereo | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
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.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
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 | 27.65 | 7.46 |
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 8 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 375 Watt |
P5000 Mobile has a 271% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.
The Quadro P5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6990 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6990 is a desktop one.
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