AMD Radeon RX 5600M vs NVIDIA Tesla P4 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a clear overall victory for the AMD Radeon RX 5600M, which wins both head-to-head benchmark comparisons against the NVIDIA Tesla P4. The most substantial margin appears in Geekbench OpenCL, where the AMD part scores 59,589 versus the Tesla P4's 34,947. That translates to a 70.5% advantage for the RX 5600M, a very large gap by any standard. This result indicates that in compute workloads exposed through OpenCL, the newer architecture of the Radeon part delivers a decisive performance edge.

The second comparison, Geekbench Vulkan, also favors the AMD Radeon RX 5600M, though by a smaller margin. The RX 5600M scores 48,843 while the Tesla P4 reaches 40,309, giving the AMD part a 21.2% lead. While smaller than the OpenCL gap, this remains a significant advantage, showing that the RX 5600M also holds the upper hand in modern graphics API workloads. The Tesla P4 manages to stay closer in Vulkan than in OpenCL, but it does not secure a win in either test.

Context from the wider database helps interpret these scores. The RX 5600M's average benchmark score is 46,601, placing it at the 85th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Arc A530M at 46,614 (effectively tied at 0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 6550M at 46,702 (0.2% ahead), and the NVIDIA RTX A2000 at 46,043 (1.2% behind). This positioning shows the RX 5600M sits in a competitive cluster where small percentage differences separate peers.

The Tesla P4, by contrast, records an average benchmark score of 37,628, which puts it at the 81st percentile. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 at 37,648 (0.1% ahead), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 37,507 (0.3% behind), and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 at 37,157 (1.3% behind). The Tesla P4 therefore sits in a lower performance tier, roughly 19% below the RX 5600M in average score. The difference in percentile ranking, 85 versus 81, reflects this separation, though both cards fall within the upper range of the database.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in Geekbench OpenCL performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M wins decisively outperforms the NVIDIA Tesla P4, scoring 59,589 against 34,947, a 70.5% advantage.

Q: How do the two cards compare in Geekbench Vulkan results?

A: In Vulkan workloads the RX 5600M leads once more, scoring 48,843 versus the Tesla P4's 40,309, a 21.2% higher result.

Q: What is the average benchmark score of each card?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M records an average benchmark score of 46,601, while the NVIDIA Tesla P4 averages 37,628.

Q: How do the two cards rank relative to all GPUs in the database?

A: The RX 5600M sits at the 85th percentile, while the Tesla P4 ranks at the 81st percentile.

Q: Which card has the higher pixel fill rate?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M reaches 80.96 GPixel/s, whereas the NVIDIA Tesla P4 reaches 71.30 GPixel/s, giving AMD the higher pixel throughput.

Q: What memory types do the two cards use?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M uses 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, while the NVIDIA Tesla P4 uses 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers and different architectural generations. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M is built on RDNA 1.0 architecture with the Navi 10 chip, while the NVIDIA Tesla P4 uses the Pascal architecture with the GP104 chip. The process nodes differ substantially: AMD uses a 7 nm process from TSMC, whereas NVIDIA uses a 16 nm process, also from TSMC. This node advantage helps explain the RX 5600M's higher performance despite smaller physical dimensions.

Transistor counts and die sizes tell an interesting story. The Navi 10 chip packs 10,300 million transistors into a 251 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 41.0 million transistors per square millimeter. The GP104 chip contains 7,200 million transistors on a larger 314 mm² die, resulting in a much lower density of 22.9 million per square millimeter. The density difference reflects the generational process improvement, with the 7 nm node allowing AMD to fit more logic per area.

Memory configurations also differ between the two cards. The RX 5600M offers 6 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 192-bit bus and 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Tesla P4 provides 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a wider 256-bit bus, but its bandwidth of 192.3 GB/s is notably lower. Despite having more memory capacity and a wider bus, the Tesla P4 cannot match the RX 5600M in bandwidth, which favors the AMD card's memory subsystem performance.

Clock speeds show the RX 5600M operating at higher frequencies in most comparisons. The AMD part has a base clock of 1035 MHz and a boost clock of 1265 MHz, with a game clock of 1190 MHz. The Tesla P4 runs at a base clock of 886 MHz and a boost clock of 1114 MHz, with no game clock listed. Memory clocks also differ: the RX 5600M runs its GDDR6 at 1500 MHz with 12 Gbps effective data rate, while the Tesla P4 runs its GDDR5 at 1502 MHz with 6 Gbps effective.

Compute resources show the Tesla P4 holding a nominal advantage in raw unit counts. The NVIDIA card has 2,560 shading units and 160 texture mapping units, compared to the RX 5600M's 2,304 shading units and 144 TMUs. Both cards have 64 ROPs. However, the RX 5600M still produces higher pixel and texture rates: 80.96 GPixel/s versus 71.30 GPixel/s in pixel rate, and 182.2 GTexel/s versus 178.2 GTexel/s in texture rate. FP32 throughput also favors AMD slightly, at 5.829 TFLOPS versus 5.704 TFLOPS.

The FP16 performance difference is striking. The RX 5,600M delivers 11.66 TFLOPS FP16 at a 2:1 ratio, reflecting its RDNA architecture support for fast half-precision math. The Tesla P4 only achieves 89.12 GFLOPS FP16 at a 1:64 ratio, indicating Pascal-era cards generally handled FP16 at reduced throughput compared to their FP32 throughput.

The Tesla P4 is a single-slot card measuring 168 mm (6.6 inches) in length, while the RX 5600M is an integrated GPU (IGP) with dimensions described as portable device dependent. The RX 5600M connects via PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Tesla P4 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs differ too: the RX 5600M has portable device dependent outputs, whereas the Tesla P4 has no display outputs at all.

Both cards are end-of-life products. The RX 5600M was released on 2020-07-06, succeeding Polaris Mobile. The Tesla P4 was released on 2016-09-12, succeeding Tesla Maxwell and succeeded by Tesla Volta.

The Verdict

The benchmark data clearly favors the AMD Radeon RX 5600M across the recorded tests. It wins both Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan comparisons, with leads of 70.5% and 21.2% respectively. Its average benchmark score of 46,601 is substantially higher than the Tesla P4's 37,628, and its 85th percentile ranking beats the Tesla P4's 81st percentile. Users seeking stronger compute performance in OpenCL workloads should prefer the RX 5600M. The larger margin in OpenCL suggests the AMD architecture handles those workloads with particular efficiency relative to its Pascal-based competitor.

The NVIDIA Tesla P4 does offer certain advantages that appear in the specification data. It has more memory capacity at 8 GB versus 6 GB, a wider 256-bit memory bus versus the RX 5600M's 192-bit bus, and a lower TDP of 75 W versus 150 W. It also comes as a single-slot card with a 168 mm length, while the RX 5600M is an IGP with no specified physical dimensions. This makes the Tesla P4 more suitable for environments where power consumption is a primary constraint and where a standard slot form factor is required. Its 8 GB memory capacity could prove useful for workloads needing larger memory footprints, though its bandwidth is lower.

For raw performance in the benchmark tests recorded, the RX 5600M is the clear choice. The data shows it leading in every comparison and ranking higher in the overall database percentile. The Tesla P4 remains competitive only in the sense that it offers a lower power envelope and more memory, but its performance is consistently below the RX 5600M in the tests available. Buyers deciding between these two end-of-life products should weigh the RX 5600M's performance leadership against the Tesla P4's power efficiency and larger memory pool.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5600M | NVIDIA Tesla P4 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | Pascal |

| Chip | Navi 10 | GP104 |

| Process node | 7 nm | 16 nm |

| Transistors | 10,300 million | 7,200 million |

| Die size | 251 mm² | 314 mm² |

| Transistor density | 41.0M / mm² | 22.9M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1035 MHz | 886 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1265 MHz | 1114 MHz |

| Game clock | 1190 MHz | None |

| Memory clock | 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective | 1502 MHz, 6 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 192.3 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2304 | 2560 |

| TMUs | 144 | 160 |

| ROPs | 64 | 64 |

| Pixel rate | 80.96 GPixel/s | 71.30 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 182.2 GTexel/s | 178.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 5.829 TFLOPS | 5.704 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 11.66 TFLOPS (2:1) | 89.12 GFLOPS (1:64) |

| TDP | 150 W | 75 W |

| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |

| Power connectors | None | None |

| Suggested PSU | None | 250 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |

| Release date | 2020-07-06 | 2016-09-12 |

| Predecessor | Polaris Mobile | Tesla Maxwell |

| Successor | None | Tesla Volta |

Both cards support DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither has ray tracing cores or tensor cores. The RX 5600M has no launch MSRP recorded, and neither does the Tesla P4. The RX 5600M's generation is listed as Navi Mobile (RX 5000M), while the Tesla P4 belongs to the Tesla Pascal (Pxx) generation.