Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs Tesla M6

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M6 and Radeon AI PRO R9700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M6
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
14.86

AI PRO R9700 outperforms Tesla M6 by a whopping 379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking37717
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.3318.10
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGM204Navi 48
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date30 August 2015 (9 years ago)23 July 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores15364096
Core clock speed930 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speed1180 MHz2920 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate113.3747.5
Floating-point processing power3.625 TFLOPS47.84 TFLOPS
ROPs64128
TMUs96256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthMXM Module2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.4 GB/s644.6 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.2-
DLSS-+

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.

Tesla M6 14.86
AI PRO R9700 71.19
+379%

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.

Tesla M6 6226
AI PRO R9700 29830
+379%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.86 71.19
Recency 30 August 2015 23 July 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 300 Watt

Tesla M6 has 200% lower power consumption.

AI PRO R9700, on the other hand, has a 379.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon AI PRO R9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M6 in performance tests.

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