Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with Apple M1 8-Core GPU, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
39.18
+178%

Quadro P6000 outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking102347
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.50no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP102no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date1 October 2016 (7 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 no data
Current price$989 (0.2x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38408
Core clock speed1506 MHz1278 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate394.8no data
Floating-point performance12,634 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro P6000 and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2" (5.1 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pinno data
SLI options+no data

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 type384 Bitno data
Maximum RAM amount24 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed9016 MHzno data
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 ConnectorsDVI-D DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereono data
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

ECC (Error Correcting Code)+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+no data
CUDA6.1no data

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 HD70−75
+169%
26
−169%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+173%
21−24
−173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+176%
27−30
−176%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+161%
21−24
−161%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+161%
45−50
−161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+168%
27−30
−168%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+173%
21−24
−173%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−105
+156%
35−40
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+169%
65−70
−169%
Hitman 3 75−80
+178%
27−30
−178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+163%
55−60
−163%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+177%
45−50
−177%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+156%
35−40
−156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+173%
40−45
−173%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+161%
45−50
−161%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+176%
27−30
−176%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+161%
21−24
−161%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+161%
45−50
−161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+168%
27−30
−168%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+173%
21−24
−173%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−105
+156%
35−40
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+169%
65−70
−169%
Hitman 3 75−80
+178%
27−30
−178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+163%
55−60
−163%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+177%
45−50
−177%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+156%
35−40
−156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+173%
40−45
−173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+167%
30−33
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+161%
45−50
−161%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+176%
27−30
−176%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+161%
21−24
−161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+168%
27−30
−168%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+173%
21−24
−173%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+169%
65−70
−169%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+163%
55−60
−163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+173%
40−45
−173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+167%
30−33
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+161%
45−50
−161%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+156%
35−40
−156%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+178%
27−30
−178%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+169%
24−27
−169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+165%
16−18
−165%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+161%
21−24
−161%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+178%
27−30
−178%
Hitman 3 45−50
+165%
16−18
−165%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+176%
27−30
−176%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+171%
24−27
−171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+160%
24−27
−160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+167%
14−16
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+161%
21−24
−161%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+167%
14−16
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+169%
12−14
−169%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+163%
18−20
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+167%
14−16
−167%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+169%
12−14
−169%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+169%
12−14
−169%

This is how Quadro P6000 and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P6000 is 169% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.18 14.08
Recency 1 October 2016 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation card while Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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