Radeon RX 6900 vs Tesla P6
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $600 | $947 |
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 | 2048 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 1012 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1506 MHz | 2105 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 23,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 255 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 192.8 | 606.2 |
| Floating-point performance | 6,169 gflops | 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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | MXM Module | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.3 GB/s | 512.0 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 | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | no data | + |
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 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 March 2017 | 28 October 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 255 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Tesla P6 and Radeon RX 6900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla P6 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop 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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