Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs Tesla M6

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M6 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), including specs and performance data.

Tesla M6
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
16.27
+262%

Tesla M6 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 262% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking310621
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.89no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameGM204Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date30 August 2015 (8 years ago)26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price$350 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1536512
Core clock speed930 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1180 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate113.3no data
Floating-point performance3,625 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla M6 and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
WidthMXM Moduleno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed5012 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth160.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA5.2no data

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 HD65−70
+242%
19
−242%
4K35−40
+218%
11
−218%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+233%
9
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+233%
15
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+250%
10
−250%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+261%
18
−261%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+250%
10
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+233%
9
−233%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+261%
18
−261%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+261%
18
−261%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+246%
26
−246%
Hitman 3 30−33
+233%
9
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+252%
27
−252%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+241%
22
−241%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+244%
16
−244%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+241%
22
−241%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+233%
12
−233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+218%
11
−218%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+250%
10
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+250%
6
−250%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+250%
10
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+246%
13
−246%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+246%
52
−246%
Hitman 3 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+233%
15
−233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+218%
11
−218%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+244%
16
−244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+246%
13
−246%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+245%
55
−245%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+238%
8
−238%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+243%
7
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+260%
5
−260%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+243%
7
−243%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+248%
23
−248%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+233%
15
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+257%
14
−257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+238%
8
−238%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+257%
21−24
−257%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+250%
10
−250%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Hitman 3 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+233%
3
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+250%
4
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+233%
9
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%

This is how Tesla M6 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • Tesla M6 is 242% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla M6 is 218% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.27 4.50
Recency 30 August 2015 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

The Tesla M6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M6 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook 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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