Radeon RX 590 vs Quadro P6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P6000 with Radeon RX 590, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P6000
2016
24 GB 384-bit, 250 Watt
34.72
+65.5%

P6000 outperforms RX 590 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 590 RX 590

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking117247
Place by popularitynot in top-10093
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.1521.75
Power efficiency10.999.49
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGP102Polaris 30
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 October 2016 (8 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,999 $279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 590 has 424% better value for money than Quadro P6000.

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 cores38402304
Core clock speed1506 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1545 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate394.8222.5
Floating-point processing power12.63 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs240144

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
Width2" (5.1 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 8-pin1x 8-pin
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 type384 BitGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1127 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 432 GB/s256.0 GB/s
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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Sync IIno data
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
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.

DirectX1212 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P6000 34.72
+65.5%
RX 590 20.98

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.

Quadro P6000 15515
+65.5%
RX 590 9375

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 HD160−170
+56.9%
102
−56.9%
1440p95−100
+58.3%
60
−58.3%
4K60−65
+57.9%
38
−57.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p37.49
−1271%
2.74
+1271%
1440p63.15
−1258%
4.65
+1258%
4K99.98
−1262%
7.34
+1262%
  • RX 590 has 1271% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 590 has 1258% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 590 has 1262% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 133
+0%
133
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Fortnite 139
+0%
139
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+0%
120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120
+0%
120
+0%
Valorant 301
+0%
301
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 138
+0%
138
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 113
+0%
113
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Valorant 287
+0%
287
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 83
+0%
83
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Valorant 110
+0%
110
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 232
+0%
232
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+0%
41
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%
Valorant 113
+0%
113
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 29
+0%
29
+0%

This is how Quadro P6000 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P6000 is 57% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P6000 is 58% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P6000 is 58% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 34.72 20.98
Recency 1 October 2016 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 175 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 65.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 590, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 590 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

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