AMD Radeon RX 5600M vs NVIDIA Quadro GV100 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 5600M and the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 is not close. The data shows a decisive victory for the NVIDIA part in every recorded benchmark. In the OpenCL test, the AMD part scores 59,589, while the Quadro GV100 posts 150,004. That is a 60.3% deficit for AMD, a margin so large it defines the entire comparison. The Vulkan results tell the same story: AMD scores 48,843, NVIDIA scores 139,526, a 65% gap. Across all recorded benchmarks, the AMD Radeon RX 5600M wins zero head-to-head comparisons, while the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 wins both.

The average benchmark score reinforces this. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M sits at 46,601, while the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 reaches 35,520. The delta is 0.0%, which is a statistical tie in the aggregate. However, the head-to-head results are unambiguous. The database places the AMD part at the 85th percentile among all GPUs, but the Quadro sits at the 80th percentile. These percentiles are close, but the actual test results show a large gap in compute capability.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural lineages. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M is built on the Navi 10 chip, using the RDNA 1.0 architecture. It is a 7 nm part fabricated by TSMC, packing 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 uses the GV100 chip, which is a Volta architecture part, built on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It holds 21,100 million transistors on an 815 mm² die.

The compute resources differ sharply. The AMD chip has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. It has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The Quadro, on the other hand, has 5120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 128 ROPs. It also has 640 tensor cores, which are a key feature absent from the AMD part. The AMD part has a game clock of 1190 MHz, a boost of 1265 MHz, and a memory clock running at 1500 MHz. The Quadro runs at a base of 1132 MHz and a boost of 1627 MHz.

Memory configurations are in different leagues. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 288 GB/s of bandwidth. The Quadro GV100 has 32 GB of HBM2 memory on a 4096-bit bus, hitting 868.4 GB/s. The Quadro's memory advantage is massive.

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data does not show a single area where the AMD Radeon RX 5600M wins. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 wins the OpenCL test by a 60.3% margin, and the Vulkan test by 65%. The AMD part has no corresponding tensor core feature, so in compute workloads the Quadro has a clear functional advantage. The AMD part's lack of ray tracing cores also leaves the NVIDIA part with a feature advantage in any workload that can use them.

The AMD part's one positive is its lower power draw. The data shows a 150 W total board power for the RX 5600M, versus 250 W for the Quadro. The AMD part also has no power connector, which simplifies installation in systems that have no additional power supply. The Quadro requires a single 8-pin power connector.

The AMD part supports PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Quadro is a PCIe 3.0 x16 part. The AMD part is the newer specification, but the Quadro's interface is the older, more widely compatible one. In display outputs, the AMD part is labelled portable device dependent, while the Quadro has 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in the recorded benchmarks?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 is faster in both head-to-head tests. It beats the AMD Radeon RX 5600M by 60.3% in OpenCL and 65% in Vulkan.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon RX 5600M have tensor cores?

A: No. The data shows no tensor core count for the AMD part. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 has 640 tensor cores.

Q: What is the memory size difference?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M has 6 GB of GDDR6. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 has 32 GB of HBM2. The NVIDIA part offers the larger memory pool, at a higher bandwidth (868.4 GB/s versus 288 GB/s).

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 has 5120 shading units. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M has 2304.

Q: Are these cards the same generation?

A: No. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M is a RDNA 1.0 part, from the Radeon RX 5000 series, a mobile Navi part. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 is a Volta architecture part from the Quadro Volta (Vx000) generation.

The Verdict

The benchmark results are decisive. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 is the superior part in raw compute, memory capacity, and memory bandwidth. Its 32 GB of HBM2 and 868.4 GB/s of bandwidth are in a different class from the AMD Radeon RX 5600M's 6 GB and 288 GB/s. The 640 tensor cores provide a compute feature the AMD part entirely lacks. The AMD part's only advantages are a lower total board power (150 W vs 250 W) and no additional power connector requirement, plus a newer PCIe 4.0 interface. But for any workload that stresses compute or memory, the Quadro GV100 is the one to pick. The data shows the AMD Radeon RX 5600M loses both head-to-head tests by over 60%, so for the database the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 is the recommendation for users who need maximum compute performance.

Specification Differences

Comparing the two parts side-by-side, the AMD Radeon RX 5600M is a Navi 10 part on the RDNA 1.0 architecture, released on 2020-07-06, and is now an end-of-life product. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 is a GV100 part on the Volta architecture, released on 2018-03-26, and is now end-of-life. The AMD part is on a 7 nm TSMC process with 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die. The NVIDIA uses a 12 nm TSMC process with 21,100 million transistors on an 815 mm² die. The AMD has a transistor density of 41.0M per mm², versus 25.9M per mm² for the NVIDIA.

Memory is the clearest divider. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M ships with 6 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, reaching a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 ships with 32 GB HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus, reaching 868.4 GB/s. The AMD has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The NVIDIA has 5120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 128 ROPs. The NVIDIA part also has 640 tensor cores. The AMD has no ray tracing cores, no tensor cores.

The AMD operates with a base clock of 1035 MHz and a boost clock of 1265 MHz. Its memory clock is 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective. The NVIDIA operates with a base clock of 1132 MHz and a boost of 1627 MHz, with a memory clock of 848 MHz, 1696 Mbps effective. The NVIDIA's boost clock is significantly higher. The AMD part uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, while the NVIDIA part uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The AMD's display outputs are portable device dependent; the NVIDIA has 4x DisplayPort 1.4a. The AMD supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.