AMD Radeon 8060S vs NVIDIA Quadro GP100 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the NVIDIA Quadro GP100 compare to the AMD Radeon 8060S in OpenCL performance?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro GP100 scores 87,445 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 3.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon 8060S's score of 84,626. This gives the GP100 a single head-to-head win in the recorded benchmarks.

Q: What is the AMD Radeon 8060S's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs tracked in the database. Its average benchmark score of 55,757 places it within 0.1% of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, while it trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 by 0.6% and leads the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X by 1.7%.

Q: What is the NVIDIA Quadro GP100's percentile ranking?

A: The Quadro GP100 ranks in the 93rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 87,445. It is 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon PRO W7600 and 2.1% ahead of the NVIDIA CMP 40HX, but it trails the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile by 4% and the NVIDIA RTX A4500 by 4.6%.

Q: What is the memory configuration of each card?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro GP100 uses 16 GB of HBM2 memory on a 4096-bit bus, delivering 732.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD Radeon 8060S uses system shared memory, with its bus width, type, and bandwidth all listed as system dependent.

Q: What are the power requirements for these two products?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro GP100 is rated at 235 W TDP, requires a 550 W suggested power supply, uses a dual-slot design, and needs one 8-pin power connector. The AMD Radeon 8060S is rated at 55 W TDP, is an integrated graphics product (IGP), and requires no power connectors.

Q: What API support does each GPU offer?

A: The Quadro GP100 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The Radeon 8060S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, giving it a more recent API feature set.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA Quadro GP100 and AMD Radeon 8060S come from fundamentally different design philosophies and manufacturing generations. The GP100 is built on the Pascal architecture using TSMC's 16 nm process, packing 15,300 million transistors into a 610 mm² die. The Radeon 8060S uses AMD's RDNA 3.5 architecture on TSMC's 4 nm node, with a 308 mm² die size and an unknown transistor count. The process node difference alone accounts for a major divergence in density characteristics, though the database does not record a transistor density figure for the Radeon 8060S.

The GP100 is a discrete workstation card from the Quadro Pascal generation, while the Radeon 8060S is an integrated graphics processor from the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation. This distinction shows in their power envelopes: the GP100 draws 235 W and requires a dual-slot cooler with a single 8-pin connector, whereas the Radeon 8060S consumes only 55 W and is classified as an IGP with no external power connectors. The Radeon is designed for portable devices, with its display outputs listed as portable device dependent. The Quadro GP100 offers 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

Core configurations differ substantially. The GP100 features 3,584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. The Radeon 8060S has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, but it adds 40 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the Pascal-based GP100. Neither GPU has tensor cores recorded in the database.

The GP100's FP16 throughput is rated at 20.69 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio relative to its FP32 performance of 10.34 TFLOPS. The Radeon 8060S delivers 14.85 TFLOPS for both FP16 and FP32 at a 1:1 ratio, meaning its FP16 capability equals its FP32 throughput rather than doubling it.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark recorded for both GPUs is Geekbench OpenCL. The NVIDIA Quadro GP100 posts a score of 87,445 against the AMD Radeon 8060S's 84,626. The delta is 3.3%, a narrow margin that puts the GP100 ahead in the sole head-to-head test. The database records one win for the GP100 and zero for the Radeon 8060S.

Context from the nearest rival groups helps interpret this gap. The GP100's OpenCL score sits between the NVIDIA RTX A4500 Mobile at 91,134 and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX at 85,637. The Radeon 8060S's OpenCL result of 84,626 is actually lower than its own average benchmark score of 55,757 would suggest, because that average includes results from other tests where its performance profile differs.

The Radeon 8060S also has recorded scores in two additional benchmarks that the GP100 does not share: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,162 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 80,483. The GP100 has no recorded results for these tests, so no direct comparison is possible. The Radeon's Vulkan score of 80,483 is notably close to its OpenCL score of 84,626, indicating consistent compute performance across those two APIs.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every major specification category. The GP100 uses a 16 nm process, while the Radeon 8060S uses 4 nm. Transistor counts are 15,300 million for the GP100 versus unknown for the Radeon. Die sizes are 610 mm² and 308 mm² respectively. The GP100's transistor density is 25.1M per mm², while no density figure is recorded for the Radeon.

Clock speeds show a significant divergence. The GP100 has a base clock of 1304 MHz and a boost clock of 1443 MHz. The Radeon 8060S starts at a slightly lower 1295 MHz base but boosts to 2900 MHz, nearly double the GP100's boost frequency. Memory clocks also differ: the GP100 runs at 715 MHz with 1430 Mbps effective, while the Radeon uses system shared memory.

Memory configurations are fundamentally different. The GP100 has 16 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus with 732.2 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 8060S has no dedicated memory; size, type, bus width, and bandwidth are all system dependent. The Radeon's pixel rate of 185.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s both exceed the GP100's 138.5 GPixel/s and 323.2 GTexel/s, despite the GP100 having more shading units and TMUs. The Radeon's higher clocks drive these throughput advantages.

TDP ratings differ by a wide margin: 235 W for the GP100 versus 55 W for the Radeon 8060S. The GP100 is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length and 111 mm in height, while the Radeon is an IGP with no recorded dimensions. The GP100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the Radeon uses PCIe 5.0 x16. The GP100 is end-of-life, released in 2016, with the Quadro Volta as its successor. The Radeon 8060S is active, released in 2025, with no successor recorded.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA Quadro GP100 wins in the only directly comparable benchmark, taking Geekbench OpenCL by 3.3%. Its advantage in raw shading resources, with 3,584 shading units versus 2,560, and its dedicated 16 GB HBM2 memory with 732.2 GB/s bandwidth make it the stronger choice for workloads that rely on OpenCL compute throughput. The GP100 also holds a higher percentile ranking at 93 versus the Radeon's 87, indicating its position among all GPUs in the database.

The AMD Radeon 8060S wins on architectural modernity and efficiency. Its 55 W TDP is less than a quarter of the GP100's 235 W draw, making it suitable for portable systems. The Radeon's 2900 MHz boost clock, 40 ray tracing cores, and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 give it capabilities the GP100 cannot match. Its pixel rate of 185.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s exceed the GP100's respective rates of 138.5 GPixel/s and 323.2 GTexel/s, meaning the Radeon processes rasterization work faster when it is not bottlenecked by system memory.

The Radeon 8060S also offers PCIe 5.0 x16 connectivity versus the GP100's PCIe 3.0 x16, which matters for system shared memory bandwidth. Its FP32 throughput of 14.85 TFLOPS exceeds the GP100's 10.98 TFLOPS, and its FP16 ratio of 1:1 means sustained FP16 performance at that level, while the GP100's 2:1 ratio delivers 20.69 TFLOPS FP16 only in specialized scenarios.

The Verdict

The data clearly separates these two products for different buyers. The NVIDIA Quadro GP100 is the pick for users who need proven OpenCL compute performance on a dedicated workstation card basis, where its 3.3% lead over the Radeon 8060S in the head-to-head test and its 93rd percentile ranking carry weight. Workstation-oriented users in the Quadro Pascal generation get 16 GB of HBM2 memory, a 4096-bit bus, and DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, and a 235 W power envelope suited to desktop systems.

The AMD Radeon 8060S is the pick for portable systems that prioritize efficiency and modern features. Its 55 W TDP requires no power connectors, and its ray tracing cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support place it in a newer API generation. Users who need ray tracing, Vulkan 1.4 compatibility, higher pixel and texture rates, a 2900 MHz boost clock, and PCIe 5.0 will find the Radeon 8060S matches those needs directly. Its 87th percentile position and 0.1% proximity to the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB in average score place it close to established midrange parts.

Neither GPU offers a clear advantage in every category. The GP100 wins compute throughput benchmarks. The Radeon 8060S wins on efficiency metrics and architectural features released in 2025. Buyers should choose based on whether their workloads rely on OpenCL, where the GP100 leads by 3.3%, or on the Radeon's modern feature set that includes ray tracing and system shared memory flexibility.