Tesla M6 vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Place in performance ranking	140	310
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.60	8.90
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code name	Vega	GM204
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	14 August 2017 (6 years ago)	30 August 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$224 (0.6x MSRP)	$350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 56 has 199% better value for money than Tesla M6.

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	3584	1536
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	1474 MHz	1180 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	329.5	113.3
Floating-point performance	10,566 gflops	3,625 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	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None

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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	409.6 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	160.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.125	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	5.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 Vega 56 34.33
+111%

Tesla M6 16.27

Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms Tesla M6 by 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX Vega 56 13258
+111%

Tesla M6 6284

Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms Tesla M6 by 111% in Passmark.

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	115 +130%	50−55 −130%
1440p	70 +133%	30−35 −133%
4K	51 +113%	24−27 −113%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130

+103%

55−60
−103%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +108%	77 −108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +82.9%	164 −82.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +100%	70−75 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%
Far Cry 5	240−250 +109%	115 −109%
Far Cry New Dawn	240−250 +111%	114 −111%
Forza Horizon 4	290−300 +106%	141 −106%
Hitman 3	140−150 +97.2%	70−75 −97.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +110%	130−140 −110%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +108%	144 −108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +109%	85−90 −109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270−280 +109%	120−130 −109%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +102%	85−90 −102%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +100%	70 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +96.1%	153 −96.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +100%	70−75 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%
Far Cry 5	190−200 +107%	92 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 +105%	88 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	550−600 +102%	272 −102%
Hitman 3	140−150 +97.2%	70−75 −97.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +110%	130−140 −110%
Metro Exodus	220−230 +108%	106 −108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	180−190 +109%	85−90 −109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270−280 +109%	120−130 −109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	260−270 +110%	124 −110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +102%	85−90 −102%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +92.3%	52 −92.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +100%	70−75 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	120−130 +103%	55−60 −103%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +103%	69 −103%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +102%	109 −102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +110%	130−140 −110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270−280 +109%	120−130 −109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +103%	74 −103%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +102%	85−90 −102%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

180−190

+109%

85−90
−109%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	200−210 +104%	98 −104%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +102%	84 −102%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90−95 +105%	44 −105%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +103%	35−40 −103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +96.1%	50−55 −96.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +100%	24−27 −100%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +103%	74 −103%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +105%	88 −105%
Hitman 3	90−95 +109%	40−45 −109%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +105%	70−75 −105%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +103%	74 −103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 +110%	80−85 −110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +102%	45−50 −102%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +107%	27−30 −107%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+103%

55−60
−103%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +107%	46 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +103%	32 −103%
Hitman 3	55−60 +96.4%	27−30 −96.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +102%	40−45 −102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +110%	31 −110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +105%	44 −105%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +104%	27 −104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +95.7%	23 −95.7%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +103%	59 −103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +102%	40−45 −102%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +102%	42 −102%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +106%	16−18 −106%