ATI Radeon 9550 vs Quadro P6000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P6000 with Radeon 9550, including specs and performance data.
P6000 outperforms ATI 9550 by a whopping 46075% 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 | 143 | 1515 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.68 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.26 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | R300 (2003−2008) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | RV350 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 October 2003 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 3840 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1645 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 60 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 394.8 | 1.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.63 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 96 | 4 |
| TMUs | 240 | 4 |
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 3.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2" (5.1 cm) | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 8-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 384 Bit | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1127 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 432 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
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 DVI, 4x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync II | no 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
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.
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.
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 | 36.94 | 0.08 |
| Recency | 1 October 2016 | 1 October 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 130 nm |
Quadro P6000 has a 46075% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 38300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9550 is a desktop one.
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