AMD Radeon R5 M240 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records no shared workload between the AMD Radeon R5 M240 and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server. Each product has only a single benchmark entry, and those entries target entirely different test suites. The R5 M240 posts a Geekbench OpenCL score of 6975, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server records a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5996. Because the test methodologies are not comparable, a direct numerical contest between the two cards cannot be established from the recorded data.

The absence of head-to-head results is itself meaningful. The R5 M240's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M at 6946, a 0.4% gap in favor of the AMD part, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M at 7023, a 0.7% deficit. The AMD FirePro M5100 trails by 2.1% at 6830. These deltas are remarkably tight, placing the R5 M240 in a narrow performance band where even a 1% shift changes its standing among peers.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server sits in a similarly tight cluster. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M, scores 6000, a 0.1% edge over the server card. The AMD Radeon RX 6400 also scores 6001, another 0.1% advantage. The AMD FirePro W4100 and NVIDIA Quadro K4000M both trail by 0.2% at 5987 and 5986 respectively. The data shows a product whose benchmark standing among its nearest recorded rivals is essentially a statistical tie, with all deltas within 0.2%.

The percentile rankings further separate the two. The R5 M240 rests at the 39th percentile across all GPUs in the database. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server sits at the 34th percentile. While these percentiles are not directly comparable across different benchmark suites, they indicate that neither product sits in an elite tier of the overall database rankings.

Where Each One Wins

The R5 M240 wins in scenarios where its benchmark metric is relevant. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 6975 places it slightly ahead of the GTX 675M and FirePro M5100, and only marginally behind the GTX 680M and T600. For applications that rely on OpenCL compute workloads, the data suggests the R5 M240 can hold its own against those specific rivals, with deltas of 0.4% and 2.1% in its favor.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server wins in its own recorded metric. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5996 positions it above the FirePro W4100 and Quadro K4000M by 0.2% each, while trailing the GTX 770M and RX 6400 by only 0.1%. For DX12 gaming workloads as measured by Steel Nomad, the server card performs within a hair of its nearest competitors.

The use-case split is therefore driven by benchmark selection rather than by any shared workload. The R5 M240 is the stronger OpenCL performer relative to its immediate peers. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is the stronger DX12 performer relative to its immediate peers. There is no recorded data where both cards appear in the same test, so any cross-benchmark inference must be treated as speculative.

For real-world usage, the R5 M240 belongs to an era of mobile graphics with modest compute demands. Its benchmark cluster includes gaming-class mobile GPUs from 2012 and 2013, suggesting that its OpenCL performance is competitive with those parts. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server, despite its server designation, benchmarks alongside mobile and low-end desktop GPUs in the Steel Nomad test, which may reflect the specific workload characteristics of that benchmark rather than the card's overall capability.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two products is generational and fundamental. The AMD Radeon R5 M240 uses the Jet chip built on GCN 1.0 architecture, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC. It contains 690 million transistors on a 56 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 12.3 million per mm². The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server uses the GB202 chip on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, also from TSMC, but on a 5 nm process. Its transistor count reaches 92,200 million across a 750 mm² die, for a density of 122.9 million per mm².

The compute resources differ by orders of magnitude. The R5 M240 has 320 shading units, 20 texture mapping units, and 8 raster output units. It has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server carries 24,064 shading units, 752 TMUs, and 192 ROPs. It includes 188 ray tracing cores and 752 tensor cores, reflecting a hardware feature set that did not exist in the R5 M240's generation.

Clock behavior also differs sharply. The R5 M240 runs at a base of 1000 MHz and boosts to 1030 MHz. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server runs at a base of 1590 MHz and boosts to 2617 MHz. Memory clocks follow the same pattern: 900 MHz with 1800 Mbps effective for the AMD part, versus 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective for the NVIDIA part.

The feature set around graphics APIs shows a smaller gap. Both support OpenGL 4.6. The R5 M240 supports DirectX 12 (11_1) and Vulkan 1.2.170. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card's DirectX 12 Ultimate designation reflects newer rendering features, while the AMD card's 11_1 feature level is a legacy constraint.

Specification Differences

The memory subsystems are entirely different. The R5 M240 has 1024 MB of DDR3 on a 64-bit bus, delivering 14.40 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server has 96 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. That is a 125x bandwidth advantage for the NVIDIA card, though the raw numbers speak for themselves.

The bus interface differs as well. The R5 M240 uses PCIe 3.0 x8, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server uses PCIe 5.0 x16. The server card also has a 600 W TDP, a dual-slot form factor, a single 16-pin power connector, and a suggested 1000 W power supply. The R5 M240 has no recorded TDP, slot width, power connector, or suggested PSU in the database.

Display outputs are only recorded for the NVIDIA card: 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. The R5 M240 has no recorded display outputs. Physical dimensions are likewise only recorded for the NVIDIA card: 267 mm length, 111 mm height, 40 mm width. The AMD card has no recorded dimensions.

Production statuses diverge completely. The R5 M240 is end-of-life, released on 2014-09-17, with a predecessor of Solar System and a successor of Polaris Mobile. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is active, released on 2025-03-17, with a predecessor of Server Hopper and a successor of Server Rubin.

The performance ceilings reflect these differences. The R5 M240 reaches 8.240 GPixel/s pixel rate, 20.60 GTexel/s texture rate, and 659.2 GFLOPS FP32. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server reaches 502.5 GPixel/s, 1,968.0 GTexel/s, and 126.0 TFLOPS FP32, with FP16 also at 126.0 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio. The R5 M240 has no recorded FP16 figure.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher single benchmark score?

A: In absolute terms, the AMD Radeon R5 M240 scores 6975 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server scores 5996 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. However, these tests measure different workloads and are not directly comparable.

Q: How does the R5 M240 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The R5 M240 is 0.4% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M (6946), 2.1% ahead of the AMD FirePro M5100 (6830), 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M (7023), and 0.8% behind the NVIDIA T600 (7035).

Q: How does the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server compare to its nearest rivals?

A: It is 0.2% ahead of both the AMD FirePro W4100 (5987) and NVIDIA Quadro K4000M (5986), while trailing the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (6000) and AMD Radeon RX 6400 (6001) by 0.1% each.

Q: What are the memory specifications of each card?

A: The R5 M240 has 1024 MB of DDR3 on a 64-bit bus with 14.40 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server has 96 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: Does the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server support ray tracing?

A: Yes, it has 188 ray tracing cores and 752 tensor cores. The R5 M240 has no ray tracing or tensor cores.

Q: What API levels does each card support?

A: The R5 M240 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data does not support a direct comparison, because no shared benchmark exists between the two cards. The R5 M240 is a legacy mobile GPU from 2014, end-of-life, with compute resources suited to its era. Its OpenCL score of 6975 places it in a tight cluster with 2012-era mobile GPUs, and its percentile rank of 39 across all GPUs reflects a mid-low position in the database.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is an active 2025 server product with a vastly larger transistor budget, memory pool, and compute feature set. Its Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5996 and 34th percentile rank place it in a different benchmark context entirely. The presence of ray tracing cores, tensor cores, 96 GB of GDDR7, and a 1.79 TB/s memory bus indicates a product designed for workloads far beyond the R5 M240's capabilities.

For users choosing between the two, the decision is not about benchmark scores. It is about production status and intended workload. The R5 M240 is appropriate only for legacy systems where its OpenCL performance against peers like the GTX 675M or FirePro M5100 is sufficient. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is the only reasonable choice for modern server deployments requiring DX12 Ultimate support, high-bandwidth memory, and hardware acceleration for ray tracing and tensor operations.

The recorded data shows no scenario where the R5 M240 outperforms the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server in a shared test, because no such test exists. Conversely, the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server's advantages in architectural features, memory capacity, and interface generation are unambiguous. The verdict from the database is clear: the R5 M240 belongs to a closed chapter of mobile graphics, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server represents the current state of server-class acceleration.