Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile Refresh vs Tesla M6
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 330 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | TU104B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 30 August 2015 (9 years ago) | 8 June 2020 (4 years ago) |
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 | 1536 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1180 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 113.3 | 296.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 3.625 gflops | 9.492 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 |
| Width | MXM Module | no data |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.4 GB/s | 448.0 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 August 2015 | 8 June 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 110 Watt |
Tesla M6 has 10% lower power consumption.
RTX 5000 Mobile Refresh, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Tesla M6 and Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile Refresh. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla M6 is a workstation card while Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile Refresh 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.
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