AMD Radeon PRO V710 vs NVIDIA Quadro M6000 Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO V710 records an average benchmark score of 58,657, while the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 scores 43,301. The Radeon PRO V710 also sits at the 88th percentile among all GPUs, compared to the Quadro M6000's 84th percentile.

Q: How do the two cards compare in the Geekbench OpenCL test?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO V710 scores 116,460, which is 193.4% higher than the Quadro M6000's 39,688. This is the only head-to-head benchmark recorded in the database.

Q: What are the memory specifications of each card?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO V710 has 28 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 224-bit bus, delivering 504.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 has 12 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 317.4 GB/s.

Q: Which GPU has a faster boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO V710 boosts to 2000 MHz, while the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 boosts to 1114 MHz. The Radeon PRO V710 also has a higher base clock at 1900 MHz versus 988 MHz.

Q: Does the AMD card support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the AMD Radeon PRO V710 includes 54 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 has no ray tracing cores listed in the database.

Q: What display outputs does each card provide?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO V710 has no display outputs. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 includes 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.2 outputs.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon PRO V710 and NVIDIA Quadro M6000 come from entirely different architectural generations. The Radeon PRO V710 is built on RDNA 3.0, using the Navi 32 chip under the codename "Wheat Nas." It is manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 28,100 million transistors packed into a 346 mm² die. The transistor density reaches 81.2 million transistors per square millimeter. In contrast, the Quadro M6000 uses the Maxwell 2.0 architecture with the GM200 chip, fabricated on TSMC's 28 nm process. It holds 8,000 million transistors on a much larger 601 mm² die, resulting in a density of only 13.3 million transistors per square millimeter.

The Radeon PRO V710 belongs to the Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series) generation, while the Quadro M6000 is part of the Quadro Maxwell (Mx000) generation. The NVIDIA card is marked as end-of-life in the database, with its successor being Quadro Pascal and its predecessor Quadro Kepler. The AMD card lists Radeon Pro Vega as its predecessor but has no successor recorded.

Feature support also separates the two. The Radeon PRO V710 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Quadro M6000 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both cards support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card includes 54 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the Quadro M6000. The Radeon PRO V710 also offers FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, reaching 27.65 TFLOPS for both. The Quadro M6000 lists no FP16 capability.

Memory technology differs as well. The Radeon PRO V710 uses GDDR6 at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed, while the Quadro M6000 uses GDDR5 at 1653 MHz with 6.6 Gbps effective. The bus widths also diverge: 224-bit for the AMD card versus 384-bit for the NVIDIA card, yet the AMD card still achieves higher total bandwidth.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records only one direct head-to-head benchmark between these two GPUs: Geekbench OpenCL. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 posted a score of 116,460, while the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 managed 39,688. That is a delta of 193.4%, meaning the AMD card is nearly three times faster in this OpenCL workload. This is a decisive result in favor of the Radeon PRO V710.

Looking at the broader benchmark context, the Radeon PRO V710's average score of 58,657 places it 0.2% ahead of the NVIDIA P102-100, 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, 0.7% ahead of the Intel Arc A570M, and 1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM. The Quadro M6000's average score of 43,301 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (0.1% ahead), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (0.1% ahead), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (0.2% ahead). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile sits 0.8% ahead of the Quadro M6000.

The percentile ranking reinforces the gap. The Radeon PRO V710 sits at the 88th percentile among all GPUs, while the Quadro M6000 sits at the 84th percentile. The Radeon PRO V710 also recorded a score of 853 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, a workload the Quadro M6000 has no recorded result for. The Quadro M6000 does have a Geekbench Vulkan score of 46,913, but the Radeon PRO V710 has no recorded Vulkan benchmark in the database.

Specification Differences

The AMD Radeon PRO V710 and NVIDIA Quadro M6000 differ across nearly every major specification category.

Process and die: The Radeon PRO V710 uses a 5 nm TSMC process with 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die. The Quadro M6000 uses a 28 nm TSMC process with 8,000 million transistors on a 601 mm² die.

Clocks: The Radeon PRO V710 has a base clock of 1900 MHz and a boost clock of 2000 MHz. The Quadro M6000 has a base clock of 988 MHz and a boost clock of 1114 MHz.

Memory: The Radeon PRO V710 offers 28 GB of GDDR6 at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) on a 224-bit bus, with 504.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Quadro M6000 offers 12 GB of GDDR5 at 1653 MHz (6.6 Gbps effective) on a 384-bit bus, with 317.4 GB/s bandwidth.

Compute units: The Radeon PRO V710 has 3,456 shading units, 216 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. The Quadro M6000 has 3,072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs.

Ray tracing: The Radeon PRO V710 has 54 ray tracing cores. The Quadro M6000 has none.

Rates and throughput: The Radeon PRO V710 delivers 192.0 GPixel/s pixel rate, 432.0 GTexel/s texture rate, and 27.65 TFLOPS FP32. The Quadro M6000 delivers 106.9 GPixel/s, 213.9 GTexel/s, and 6.844 TFLOPS FP32.

Power and cooling: The Radeon PRO V710 has a TDP of 158 W, is single-slot, and requires a 450 W suggested PSU. The Quadro M6000 has a TDP of 250 W, is dual-slot, and requires a 600 W suggested PSU. Both use a single 8-pin power connector.

Interface and outputs: The Radeon PRO V710 uses PCIe 4.0 x16 and has no display outputs. The Quadro M6000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 and provides 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.2.

Dimensions: The Quadro M6000 measures 267 mm (10.5 inches) in length and 111 mm (4.4 inches) in height. The Radeon PRO V710 has no recorded dimensions.

Release timing: The Radeon PRO V710 was released on 2024-10-02. The Quadro M6000 was released on 2015-03-20.

DirectX support: The Radeon PRO V710 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). The Quadro M6000 supports DirectX 12 (12_1).

The Verdict

The data points to a clear winner for compute-heavy workloads. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 dominates the only direct head-to-head benchmark, beating the Quadro M6000 by 193.4% in Geekbench OpenCL. Its average benchmark score of 58,657 is substantially higher than the Quadro M6000's 43,301, and its 88th percentile ranking versus 84th confirms the gap is not limited to a single test.

The Radeon PRO V710 also holds advantages in memory capacity, memory bandwidth, clock speeds, shading units, texture units, pixel rate, texture rate, and FP32 throughput. It adds ray tracing support and a newer DirectX feature level. It does so while consuming less power: 158 W versus 250 W, and requiring a 450 W PSU instead of 600 W. The card is also physically smaller at single-slot versus dual-slot, though the Quadro M6000 has recorded length and height dimensions while the Radeon PRO V710 does not.

The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 does retain some advantages. It offers display outputs, which the AMD card completely lacks. It supports PCIe 3.0 x16, which is older than the Radeon PRO V710's PCIe 4.0 x16, but it is still functional. The Quadro M6000 has a wider memory bus at 384-bit versus 224-bit, though this does not translate into higher bandwidth. The NVIDIA card also has a recorded Vulkan benchmark score of 46,913, while the Radeon PRO V710 has no recorded Vulkan result.

For users who need raw compute performance, the Radeon PRO V710 is the stronger choice by every measured metric. The Quadro M6000 only makes sense for legacy systems requiring its specific display output configuration or for those who must work within the constraints of an older PCIe 3.0 platform.

Where Each One Wins

AMD Radeon PRO V710 wins in compute performance. The Geekbench OpenCL result shows a 193.4% lead over the Quadro M6000. The FP32 throughput of 27.65 TFLOPS is roughly four times the Quadro M6000's 6.844 TFLOPS. The 504.0 GB/s memory bandwidth exceeds the Quadro M6000's 317.4 GB/s by a wide margin.

AMD Radeon PRO V710 wins in memory capacity and speed. With 28 GB of GDDR6 versus 12 GB of GDDR5, the AMD card offers more than double the capacity and a newer memory type. The 224-bit bus is narrower, but the higher effective speed of 18 Gbps versus 6.6 Gbps delivers superior bandwidth.

AMD Radeon PRO V710 wins in efficiency. The 158 W TDP is significantly lower than the Quadro M6000's 250 W. The suggested PSU requirement of 450 W versus 600 W further reflects the efficiency gap. The single-slot design is also more compact than the dual-slot Quadro.

AMD Radeon PRO V710 wins in modern feature support. It includes 54 ray tracing cores, supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), and runs on PCIe 4.0 x16. None of these are available on the Quadro M6000, which tops out at DirectX 12 (12_1) and PCIe 3.0 x16.

NVIDIA Quadro M6000 wins in display connectivity. The AMD card has no outputs, making it unsuitable for direct display attachment. The Quadro M6000 provides 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.2, covering multi-monitor workstation setups.

NVIDIA Quadro M6000 wins in Vulkan benchmark coverage. The database records a Geekbench Vulkan score of 46,913 for the Quadro M6000, while the Radeon PRO V710 has no recorded Vulkan result. This does not indicate superiority, only that measurable data exists for one card in this specific API.

NVIDIA Quadro M6000 wins in physical dimension documentation. The Quadro M6000 has recorded dimensions of 267 mm length and 111 mm height. The Radeon PRO V710 has no recorded length, height, or width in the database.