Quadro 6000 SDI vs Radeon HD 6850 X2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 630 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.83 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Barts | GF100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 September 2011 (14 years ago) | 25 July 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $11,499 |
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 | 960 ×2 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 574 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 254 Watt | 231 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 ×2 | 32.14 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.536 TFLOPS ×2 | 1.028 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 48 |
| TMUs | 48 ×2 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 768 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 248 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | Quad-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 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 | 2 GB ×2 | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 747 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s ×2 | 143.4 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDI |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 September 2011 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 254 Watt | 231 Watt |
HD 6850 X2 has an age advantage of 1 month.
6000 SDI, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 10% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Quadro 6000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 X2 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro 6000 SDI is a workstation one.
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