Quadro NVS 120M vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

Place in the ranking	22	1438
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.88	no data
Power efficiency	16.14	0.84
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Navi 21	G72
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	28 October 2020 (4 years ago)	1 June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	5120	7
Core clock speed	1825 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	2250 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	720.0	1.800
Floating-point processing power	23.04 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	128	2
TMUs	320	4
Ray Tracing Cores	80	no data

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 4.0 x16	MXM-III
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	3-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	11.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.5	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.2	N/A

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 6900 XT 69.45
+57775%

NVS 120M 0.12

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.

RX 6900 XT 26790
+58139%

NVS 120M 46

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 HD	195	-0−1
1440p	125	-0−1
4K	79	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.12	no data
1440p	7.99	no data
4K	12.65	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

130−140
+6650%

2−3

−6650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	117 +3800%	3−4 −3800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	169	0−1
Battlefield 5	220−230	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +5850%	2−3 −5850%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +6650%	2−3 −6650%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	230−240	0−1
Hitman 3	120−130 +3125%	4−5 −3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +3063%	8−9 −3063%
Metro Exodus	150−160	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +7225%	4−5 −7225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +443%	27−30 −443%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	279 +9200%	3−4 −9200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	142	0−1
Battlefield 5	220−230	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +5850%	2−3 −5850%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +6650%	2−3 −6650%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	230−240	0−1
Hitman 3	120−130 +3125%	4−5 −3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 +3063%	8−9 −3063%
Metro Exodus	150−160	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +7225%	4−5 −7225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +1556%	9−10 −1556%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +443%	27−30 −443%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 +3167%	3−4 −3167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	137	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +5850%	2−3 −5850%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +6650%	2−3 −6650%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	248	0−1
Hitman 3	120−130 +3125%	4−5 −3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	283 +3438%	8−9 −3438%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 +7225%	4−5 −7225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	164 +1722%	9−10 −1722%
Watch Dogs: Legion	121 +332%	27−30 −332%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	99	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75	0−1
Far Cry 5	80−85	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	270−280	0−1
Hitman 3	100−110 +1583%	6−7 −1583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	224 +11100%	2−3 −11100%
Metro Exodus	117	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120
+5600%

2−3

−5600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	0−1
Hitman 3	83	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230	0−1
Metro Exodus	110−120	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	122	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +6700%	1−2 −6700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	0−1
Far Cry 5	50−55	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	162	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	54	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
+3650%

2−3

−3650%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 11100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6900 XT surpassed NVS 120M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	69.45	0.12
Recency	28 October 2020	1 June 2006
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	10 Watt

RX 6900 XT has a 57775% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 120M, on the other hand, has 2900% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 120M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop card while Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.