AMD Radeon Pro 5600M vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 has an average benchmark score of 17,789, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M sits at 16,351. That puts the NVIDIA part roughly 8.8% ahead in aggregate performance.

Q: How do these GPUs compare to their nearest rivals in the database?

A: The Quadro RTX 4000 is essentially level with the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (0.7% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (0.9% delta). The Radeon Pro 5600M sits within 0.9% of the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell and within 0.4% of the AMD Radeon PRO W7500.

Q: Which GPU has better compute performance in OpenCL?

A: The Quadro RTX 4000 scores 74,540 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 56% higher than the Radeon Pro 5600M's 47,783. The NVIDIA card also leads in Passmark GPU Compute, posting 6,176 versus 4,031, a 53.2% advantage.

Q: Can the Radeon Pro 5600M beat the Quadro RTX 4000 in any benchmark?

A: No. In the recorded head-to-head benchmarks, the Quadro RTX 4000 wins all 9 tests. The Radeon Pro 5600M does not record a single victory in any DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal, or Passmark test.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The Quadro RTX 4000 has a TDP of 160 W and requires a single 8-pin power connector with a suggested 450 W power supply. The Radeon Pro 5600M is rated at 50 W TDP, uses no external power connectors, and is an integrated GPU package.

Q: Which GPU supports hardware ray tracing?

A: The Quadro RTX 4000 includes 36 RT cores and 288 tensor cores. The Radeon Pro 5600M has no recorded RT cores or tensor cores in the database.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different architectural generations and design philosophies. The Quadro RTX 4000 uses NVIDIA's Turing architecture, built on a 12 nm TSMC process with 13,600 million transistors on a 545 mm² die. The Radeon Pro 5600M uses AMD's RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on a more advanced 7 nm TSMC process, though its transistor count and die size are not recorded in the database.

The chip-level differences are substantial. The Quadro RTX 4000 is powered by the TU104 chip, while the Radeon Pro 5600M uses the Navi 12 chip. The NVIDIA part is a discrete, single-slot workstation card measuring 241 mm in length and 111 mm in height. The AMD part is an integrated GPU package (IGP), designed for portable devices, with no recorded dimensions.

Memory architecture represents one of the starkest contrasts. Both cards have 8 GB of memory, but the Quadro RTX 4000 uses GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 416.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 5600M uses HBM2 on a massive 2048-bit bus, achieving 394.2 GB/s. Despite the wider bus, the AMD card's lower effective memory clock results in slightly less bandwidth.

The compute resources also differ. The Quadro RTX 4000 packs 2,304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Radeon Pro 5600M has more shading units at 2,560, along with 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs. However, the NVIDIA card operates at higher clocks: its base is 1,005 MHz with a boost of 1,545 MHz, compared to the AMD's 822 MHz base and 1,144 MHz boost. This clock advantage helps the Quadro RTX 4000 achieve 7.119 TFLOPS FP32 performance versus 5.857 TFLOPS for the Radeon Pro 5600M.

Feature support also diverges. The Quadro RTX 4000 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Radeon Pro 5600M supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6, but the NVIDIA card supports Vulkan 1.4 versus Vulkan 1.3 on the AMD. The Quadro RTX 4000 includes dedicated RT cores and tensor cores, which the Radeon Pro 5600M lacks entirely.

Where Each One Wins

The head-to-head data is unambiguous: the Quadro RTX 4000 wins every single recorded benchmark. There is no workload category where the Radeon Pro 5600M takes the lead. However, the nature of the wins varies by test type, which helps clarify where each card is best deployed.

For general workstation compute and API-agnostic workloads, the Quadro RTX 4000 is the clear choice. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 74,540 versus 47,783 and Vulkan score of 78,844 versus 46,425 show a commanding lead in both compute and graphics APIs. The Passmark GPU Compute test reinforces this, with the NVIDIA card scoring 6,176 versus 4,031.

In legacy DirectX performance, the Quadro RTX 4000's advantage is even more pronounced. The Passmark DirectX 11 test shows a 116.9% delta, with scores of 128 versus 59. DirectX 10 shows a 74.2% delta (108 versus 62), and DirectX 9 shows a 73.7% delta (205 versus 118). Even in DirectX 12, the NVIDIA card leads by 33.3% (52 versus 39).

The Radeon Pro 5600M's design targets mobile, power-constrained environments. Its 50 W TDP versus the Quadro's 160 W means it fits in portable devices where the NVIDIA card cannot. The AMD card uses no power connectors and is an integrated package, while the Quadro requires a discrete slot and an 8-pin connector. So while the Radeon Pro 5600M cannot match the Quadro RTX 4000 in any performance metric, it occupies a niche where raw performance is less critical than physical integration and power efficiency.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification category. Here are the key fields where they diverge:

• Process Node: 12 nm (NVIDIA) versus 7 nm (AMD)
• Transistors: 13,600 million (NVIDIA) versus not recorded (AMD)
• Die Size: 545 mm² (NVIDIA) versus not recorded (AMD)
• Base Clock: 1,005 MHz (NVIDIA) versus 822 MHz (AMD)
• Boost Clock: 1,545 MHz (NVIDIA) versus 1,144 MHz (AMD)
• Memory Clock: 1,625 MHz / 13 Gbps effective (NVIDIA) versus 770 MHz / 1,540 Mbps effective (AMD)
• Memory Type: GDDR6 (NVIDIA) versus HBM2 (AMD)
• Memory Bus Width: 256 bit (NVIDIA) versus 2048 bit (AMD)
• Memory Bandwidth: 416.0 GB/s (NVIDIA) versus 394.2 GB/s (AMD)
• Shading Units: 2,304 (NVIDIA) versus 2,560 (AMD)
• TMUs: 144 (NVIDIA) versus 160 (AMD)
• ROP Count: 64 (NVIDIA) versus 64 (AMD)
• RT Cores: 36 (NVIDIA) versus none (AMD)
• Tensor Cores: 288 (NVIDIA) versus none (AMD)
• Pixel Rate: 98.88 GPixel/s (NVIDIA) versus 73.22 GPixel/s (AMD)
• Texture Rate: 222.5 GTexel/s (NVIDIA) versus 183.0 GTexel/s (AMD)
• FP32 Performance: 7.119 TFLOPS (NVIDIA) versus 5.857 TFLOPS (AMD)
• FP16 Performance: 14.24 TFLOPS (NVIDIA) versus 11.71 TFLOPS (AMD)
• TDP: 160 W (NVIDIA) versus 50 W (AMD)
• Slot Width: Single-slot (NVIDIA) versus IGP (AMD)
• Power Connectors: 1x 8-pin (NVIDIA) versus None (AMD)
• Suggested PSU: 450 W (NVIDIA) versus not recorded (AMD)
• Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 (NVIDIA) versus PCIe 4.0 x16 (AMD)
• Display Outputs: 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C (NVIDIA) versus Portable Device Dependent (AMD)
• DirectX Support: 12 Ultimate (12_2) (NVIDIA) versus 12 (12_1) (AMD)
• Vulkan Support: 1.4 (NVIDIA) versus 1.3 (AMD)
• Release Date: November 12, 2018 (NVIDIA) versus June 14, 2020 (AMD)
• Launch MSRP: 899 USD (NVIDIA) versus not recorded (AMD)

The NVIDIA card also has a recorded predecessor (Quadro Volta) and successor (Workstation Ampere), while the AMD card has neither.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data shows a comprehensive sweep for the Quadro RTX 4000 across all nine benchmark tests. The margins vary significantly, from a modest 33.3% lead in DirectX 12 to a dominant 116.9% advantage in DirectX 11.

The largest victory comes in Passmark DirectX 11, where the Quadro RTX 4000 scores 128 against the Radeon Pro 5600M's 59. This 116.9% delta represents more than double the performance and highlights the NVIDIA card's strength in legacy DirectX workloads.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the Quadro RTX 4000 posts 78,844 versus 46,425, a 69.8% advantage. This is the highest absolute score in any test for either card and demonstrates strong API-level performance for modern graphics workloads.

The Passmark DirectX 10 test shows a 74.2% delta (108 versus 62), while DirectX 9 shows a 73.7% delta (205 versus 118). These results indicate that the NVIDIA card maintains its lead across older DirectX generations, not just modern ones.

In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the Quadro RTX 4000 scores 1,873, though the Radeon Pro 5600M has no recorded score for this test. The Passmark G3D test shows a 62.9% delta (15,117 versus 9,279), and the G2D test shows a 24.6% delta (846 versus 679).

Compute workloads follow the same pattern. Geekbench OpenCL shows a 56% delta (74,540 versus 47,783), while Passmark GPU Compute shows a 53.2% delta (6,176 versus 4,031). The Quadro RTX 4000 also leads in Passmark DirectX 12 with a 33.3% delta (52 versus 39), its smallest win.

The Radeon Pro 5600M does have a separate Geekbench Metal score of 55,030, which has no direct comparison in the head-to-head data. However, the database records that the NVIDIA card wins all 9 head-to-head tests, leaving the AMD part with 0 wins. The percentile rankings reflect this gap: the Quadro RTX 4000 sits at the 61st percentile of all GPUs, while the Radeon Pro 5600M sits at the 59th percentile.