Quadro P6000 vs Radeon R9 390 X2
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 103 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | no data | 18.84 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Grenada | GP102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 September 2015 (8 years ago) | 1 October 2016 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | $5,999 |
| Current price | $225 (0.2x MSRP) | $989 (0.2x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 2560 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1645 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 11,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 160.0 | 394.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 5,120 gflops | 12,634 gflops |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 3-slot | 2" (5.1 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 4x 8-pin | 1 x 8-pin |
| SLI options | no data | + |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | 384 Bit |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz | 9016 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 345.6 GB/s | Up to 432 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | DVI-D DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
| Multi-display synchronization | no data | Quadro Sync II |
| HDMI | + | 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 Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| CUDA | no data | 6.1 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 3 September 2015 | 1 October 2016 |
| Cost | $1399 | $5999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 250 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 390 X2 and Quadro P6000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 390 X2 is a desktop card while Quadro P6000 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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