Quadro K6000 SDI vs Radeon E9173 PCIe
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | GK110 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 October 2017 (8 years ago) | 23 July 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $8,599 |
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 | 512 | 2880 |
| Core clock speed | 1124 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1219 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 239 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.01 | 216.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.248 TFLOPS | 5.196 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 240 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 240 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 1536 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 288.4 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 DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 October 2017 | 23 July 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 239 Watt |
E9173 PCIe has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 582.9% lower power consumption.
K6000 SDI, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon E9173 PCIe and Quadro K6000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon E9173 PCIe is a notebook graphics card while Quadro K6000 SDI is a workstation one.
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