AMD Radeon 8060S vs NVIDIA Quadro P6000 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data shows a clear, consistent victory for the AMD Radeon 8060S in the two shared tests recorded in the database. The AMD part wins both head-to-head matchups, taking 2 wins to 0 for the NVIDIA Quadro P6000. This is a decisive result, but the margins differ significantly between the two workloads, which reveals distinct performance characteristics.

In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 84,626 points against the NVIDIA Quadro P6000's 66,382 points. That is a 21.6% advantage for the AMD part, a substantial gap in a compute-oriented workload. OpenCL often scales with raw shader throughput and memory subsystem efficiency, and the data reflects that the newer RDNA 3.5 architecture holds a commanding lead here.

The Vulkan result is closer, though still favors AMD. The Radeon 8060S posts 80,483 points, while the Quadro P6000 manages 73,590 points. The delta narrows to 8.6%, indicating that NVIDIA's Pascal architecture remains relatively competitive in graphics API workloads despite its age. Still, the AMD card wins outright, and the database records no benchmark where the Quadro P6000 comes out ahead.

Looking at the broader context, the AMD Radeon 8060S sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, while the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 ranks in the 90th percentile. The average benchmark score for the AMD part is 55,757, which is lower than its individual OpenCL and Vulkan scores because the database also includes its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 2,162 points. That DX12 score drags the average down significantly, but the two Geekbench tests are the only direct comparisons available against the Quadro P6000.

For the NVIDIA card, the average benchmark score is 69,986, and its nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 at 69,870 (only 0.2% behind), the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile at 70,140 (0.2% ahead), and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE at 70,829 (1.2% ahead). These are tight margins, showing the Quadro P6000 is clustered with mid-range and older workstation parts in overall compute capability.

The AMD Radeon 8060S, by contrast, has nearest rivals that include the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB at 55,698 (0.1% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 at 56,083 (0.6% ahead), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X at 54,828 (1.7% behind). The presence of the RTX 5080 and RTX 4080 in its rival list, despite the large average score gap, suggests the Radeon 8060S has peak performance spikes that compete with far more expensive discrete GPUs.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different eras and design philosophies. The NVIDIA Quadro P6000 uses the GP102 chip built on the Pascal architecture, manufactured on a 16 nm process at TSMC. It packs 11,800 million transistors into a 471 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 25.1 million per square millimeter. This is a large, power-hungry workstation chip designed for maximum compute throughput in professional applications.

The AMD Radeon 8060S uses the Strix Halo chip with the RDNA 3.5 architecture, built on a 4 nm process, also at TSMC. Its die size is 308 mm², which is notably smaller than the NVIDIA chip, though the transistor count is listed as unknown in the database. The 4 nm process gives it a significant density advantage, and the smaller die reflects a more modern, efficient design philosophy aimed at mobile and integrated form factors.

Memory configurations diverge sharply. The Quadro P6000 has 24 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 384 bit bus, delivering 432.8 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 1127 MHz, with 9 Gbps effective data rate. This is a dedicated, high-bandwidth memory subsystem typical of professional visualization cards.

The Radeon 8060S uses System Shared memory, with the size, type, bus width, and bandwidth all listed as either "System Shared" or "System Dependent". This means it relies on the host system's RAM, and its memory performance is not fixed but depends on the platform it is installed in. This is a fundamental architectural difference: the NVIDIA card has its own dedicated VRAM, while the AMD card borrows from the system pool.

Compute resources also differ. The Quadro P6000 has 3,840 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units. The Radeon 8060S has 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Despite having fewer of each, the AMD card still achieves higher peak rates: the Radeon 8060S posts a pixel rate of 185.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s, while the Quadro P6000 manages 157.9 GPixel/s and 394.8 GTexel/s respectively.

FP32 compute favors the AMD card as well. The Radeon 8060S delivers 14.85 TFLOPS, while the Quadro P6000 delivers 12.63 TFLOPS. The gap widens dramatically in FP16: the Radeon 8060S offers 14.85 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, while the Quadro P6000 offers only 197.4 GFLOPS at a 1:64 ratio. This makes the AMD part vastly superior for workloads that leverage FP16, such as AI inference and certain graphics effects.

Clock speeds tell the story of efficiency. The Quadro P6000 runs at a base of 1506 MHz and boosts to 1645 MHz. The Radeon 8060S has a lower base of 1295 MHz but boosts much higher to 2900 MHz. The high boost clock, combined with the smaller process node, explains how the AMD card achieves higher throughput despite fewer shading units.

Power and form factor differences are extreme. The Quadro P6000 has a TDP of 250 W, requires a dual-slot cooler, one 8-pin power connector, and a suggested 600 W power supply. It measures 267 mm in length and 111 mm in height. The Radeon 8060S has a TDP of just 55 W, is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with no power connectors and no slot width, and its dimensions are not listed. It is designed to be embedded in a mobile or compact platform.

Ray tracing support is another major split. The Radeon 8060S includes 40 ray tracing cores, while the Quadro P6000 has none, as Pascal predates RTX technology. The AMD card also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the NVIDIA card only supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in OpenCL performance?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S scores 84,626 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 21.6% higher than the NVIDIA Quadro P6000's 66,382. This is the largest margin in any shared benchmark.

Q: Is the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 competitive in any benchmark?

A: The database records no wins for the Quadro P6000. In Vulkan, it scores 73,590 against the Radeon 8060S's 80,483, a narrower 8.6% gap, but it still loses that test as well.

Q: Why does the AMD Radeon 8060S have a lower average benchmark score than the Quadro P6000?

A: The Radeon 8060S has an average score of 55,757 because the database includes its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 2,162 points, which pulls the average down. The Quadro P6000 averages 69,986 with only the two Geekbench tests recorded.

Q: How do the memory systems differ?

A: The Quadro P6000 uses 24 GB of dedicated GDDR5X memory on a 384 bit bus with 432.8 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 8060S uses System Shared memory, so its capacity, bus width, and bandwidth are all dependent on the host system.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The Quadro P6000 has a 250 W TDP and needs a 600 W power supply. The Radeon 8060S has a 55 W TDP and requires no power connectors at all, as it is an integrated graphics processor.

Q: Does either GPU support ray tracing?

A: Only the AMD Radeon 8060S has ray tracing cores, with 40 dedicated RT cores. The NVIDIA Quadro P6000 has none, since it is based on the pre-RTX Pascal architecture.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measurable specification. The process node is 16 nm for NVIDIA versus 4 nm for AMD. The Quadro P6000's die is 471 mm², while the Radeon 8060S is 308 mm². The NVIDIA chip has 11,800 million transistors, while the AMD chip's count is unknown.

Clock speeds differ: the Quadro P6000 has a 1506 MHz base and 1645 MHz boost, while the Radeon 8060S has a 1295 MHz base and 2900 MHz boost. Memory configuration is completely different, with the NVIDIA card using 24 GB GDDR5X on a 384 bit bus at 432.8 GB/s, and the AMD card relying on System Shared memory with System Dependent bandwidth.

Shader resources favor NVIDIA in raw counts: 3,840 shading units, 240 TMUs, and 96 ROPs versus 2,560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. However, the AMD card has 40 ray tracing cores, which the NVIDIA card lacks entirely.

Peak rates favor AMD: 185.6 GPixel/s versus 157.9 GPixel/s, and 464.0 GTexel/s versus 394.8 GTexel/s. FP32 compute favors AMD at 14.85 TFLOPS versus 12.63 TFLOPS, and FP16 compute is drastically different at 14.85 TFLOPS versus 197.4 GFLOPS.

Power draws are far apart: 250 W for NVIDIA versus 55 W for AMD. The NVIDIA card is dual-slot with a 1x 8-pin connector and a 600 W suggested PSU, while the AMD card is an IGP with no connectors. The bus interface differs as well: PCIe 3.0 x16 for NVIDIA versus PCIe 5.0 x16 for AMD.

Display outputs are 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.4a on the NVIDIA card, while the AMD card's outputs are listed as Portable Device Dependent. DirectX support is 12 (12_1) for NVIDIA and 12 Ultimate (12_2) for AMD. Production status is End-of-life for NVIDIA and Active for AMD. The NVIDIA card launched on 2016-09-30, while the AMD card launched on 2025-01-05.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the AMD Radeon 8060S is the faster GPU in every recorded head-to-head benchmark. It wins OpenCL by 21.6% and Vulkan by 8.6%, and it holds advantages in FP32 compute, FP16 compute, pixel rate, and texture rate. The NVIDIA Quadro P6000 has no benchmark wins in the database, and its only advantages are in raw shader counts, dedicated memory capacity, and a higher 90th percentile ranking versus the AMD card's 87th percentile.

However, the percentile ranking and average score tell a more nuanced story. The Quadro P6000's average benchmark score of 69,986 is higher than the Radeon 8060S's 55,757, because the AMD card's 3DMark Steel Nomad result of 2,162 points is extremely low relative to its Geekbench scores. This suggests the AMD card has uneven performance across different workloads, excelling in compute APIs but struggling in DX12 gaming loads.

The Radeon 8060S is also far more efficient, with a 55 W TDP versus 250 W, and it includes ray tracing cores that the Pascal-based NVIDIA card lacks. The Quadro P6000, by contrast, offers 24 GB of dedicated GDDR5X memory, which is valuable for large datasets that exceed system RAM capacity. The NVIDIA card is end-of-life, while the AMD card is active and recently released.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 8060S wins in compute-heavy workloads. Its OpenCL score of 84,626 and Vulkan score of 80,483 are the strongest results in the comparison, and its FP16 throughput of 14.85 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio is orders of magnitude ahead of the Quadro P6000's 197.4 GFLOPS. This makes it the clear choice for AI inference, machine learning, and any task that leverages half-precision arithmetic. Its 55 W TDP also makes it suitable for compact, power-constrained platforms where the 250 W NVIDIA card would be impractical.

The NVIDIA Quadro P6000 wins in scenarios that require large dedicated memory. Its 24 GB of GDDR5X on a 384 bit bus provides 432.8 GB/s of bandwidth, which is fixed and independent of the host system. This is critical for rendering massive scenes, processing large medical or scientific datasets, or running multiple virtual machines with GPU passthrough. The Radeon 8060S, with its System Shared memory, is at the mercy of the platform's RAM speed and capacity.

In gaming and DirectX 12 workloads, the evidence is mixed. The Radeon 8060S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and has ray tracing cores, while the Quadro P6000 only supports DirectX 12_1 with no RT. However, the AMD card's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2,162 is very low, and its average benchmark score of 55,757 places it in the 87th percentile, below the Quadro P6000's 90th percentile. This suggests the NVIDIA card may still hold its own in traditional rasterization workloads, despite losing both Geekbench tests.

For workstation users who need certified drivers and massive VRAM, the Quadro P6000 remains a viable, if aging, option. For anyone building a new system where power efficiency, modern features, and raw compute throughput matter more than dedicated memory, the Radeon 8060S is the superior choice based on the recorded data.