AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT records an average benchmark score of 26011, while the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 averages 21629. That places the AMD card roughly 20% higher in aggregate performance.

Q: How do the two cards rank against all other GPUs in the database?

A: The Radeon RX 6750 XT sits at the 71st percentile of all GPUs, while the Quadro RTX 5000 sits at the 67th percentile. The AMD card is also closer to its nearest rivals, with a delta of only 0.5% from the AMD Radeon R9 M395X, whereas the Quadro's closest rival, the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, is 1% behind it.

Q: In which benchmark does the Quadro RTX 5000 beat the Radeon RX 6750 XT?

A: The Quadro wins decisively in Geekbench OpenCL, scoring 78999 against the Radeon's 16360, a difference of 79.3%. This is the only head-to-head test the NVIDIA card wins.

Q: Which card wins the DirectX 12 benchmark and by how much?

A: The Radeon RX 6750 XT wins PassMark DirectX 12 with a score of 80 versus the Quadro's 59, a 35.6% advantage.

Q: Do the two GPUs share the same memory bus width?

A: No. The Radeon RX 6750 XT uses a 192-bit bus, while the Quadro RTX 5000 uses a 256-bit bus. Despite the wider bus, the Quadro's memory bandwidth is only slightly higher at 448.0 GB/s versus 432.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the transistor density difference between the two chips?

A: The Radeon's Navi 22 chip has a transistor density of 51.3 million transistors per mm², while the Quadro's TU104 has 25.0 million per mm². This reflects the Radeon's smaller 7 nm process versus the Quadro's 12 nm process.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture using the Navi 22 chip, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 uses the Turing architecture with the TU104 chip, also from TSMC but on a 12 nm process. The Radeon packs 17,200 million transistors into a 335 mm² die, giving a density of 51.3 million per mm². The Quadro contains 13,600 million transistors on a much larger 545 mm² die, resulting in a density of just 25.0 million per mm². The smaller process node gives AMD a clear transistor density advantage, but the Quadro's larger die still carries more shading units: 3072 versus 2560, plus 192 texture mapping units versus 160, and 48 ray tracing cores versus 40. The Quadro also includes 384 tensor cores, a feature the Radeon lacks entirely.

Clock behavior differs substantially. The Radeon has a base clock of 2150 MHz and a boost of 2600 MHz, with a game clock of 2495 MHz. The Quadro runs much lower at 1620 MHz base and 1815 MHz boost. Memory clocks also differ: the Radeon's GDDR6 runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the Quadro's GDDR6 runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The Quadro compensates with a 256-bit bus and 16 GB of memory, versus the Radeon's 192-bit bus and 12 GB. Bandwidth is close: 448.0 GB/s for the Quadro and 432.0 GB/s for the Radeon.

The Radeon is a PCIe 4.0 x16 card, while the Quadro uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Both are dual-slot designs with the same 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector arrangement. The Radeon carries a 250 W TDP and a suggested 600 W PSU, while the Quadro has a 230 W TDP and a suggested 550 W PSU. Display outputs differ: the Radeon offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Quadro provides 4x DisplayPort 1.4a and 1x USB Type-C. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon was released in 2022 and lists the Navi III as its successor; the Quadro was released in 2018, succeeding Quadro Volta and followed by Workstation Ampere.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a lopsided head-to-head record: the Radeon RX 6750 XT wins 8 of 9 benchmark tests, with the Quadro taking only one. The Quadro's sole victory is in Geekbench OpenCL, where it scores 78999 against the Radeon's 16360. That is a 79.3% margin, by far the largest gap in either direction across all tests. This result indicates a strong compute workload advantage for the Turing card in OpenCL applications.

Every other comparison favors the Radeon. In Geekbench Vulkan, the Radeon scores 98089 versus the Quadro's 92309, a 6.3% lead. The margin is modest but consistent with the Radeon's newer architecture handling Vulkan efficiently. The PassMark suite shows wider gaps. In DirectX 9, the Radeon scores 263 against 195, a 34.9% lead. DirectX 10 shows 125 versus 113, a 10.6% advantage. DirectX 11 jumps to 180 versus 140, a 28.6% margin. DirectX 12 sees the Radeon at 80 versus 59, a 35.6% lead. The 2D test favors the Radeon 972 to 709, a 37.1% difference.

The most significant gaming-oriented results are PassMark G3D and GPU Compute. In G3D, the Radeon scores 20700 against the Quadro's 15616, a 32.6% advantage. In GPU Compute, the Radeon scores 9550 versus 6525, a 46.4% lead. The G3D result is a strong indicator of overall graphics throughput, and the compute result shows the Radeon is not merely a gaming card; it also holds a substantial lead in this general-purpose compute benchmark. The only test where the Quadro comes close is Vulkan, where the 6.3% gap is the smallest of the Radeon's wins. Across the PassMark suite, the Radeon's margins range from 10.6% to 37.1%, with the largest advantages appearing in DirectX 11, DirectX 12, and GPU Compute.

The Verdict

The benchmark data points to the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT as the stronger performer in the majority of recorded workloads. It wins 8 of 9 head-to-head tests, holds a higher average benchmark score (26011 versus 21629), and sits at a higher percentile ranking (71st versus 67th). Its DirectX wins are consistent across every version tested, from DirectX 9 through DirectX 12, with margins ranging from 10.6% to 35.6%. The GPU Compute win of 46.4% and the G3D win of 32.6% suggest that the Radeon is not only faster in legacy API tests but also in modern graphics and compute tasks.

The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 has one clear domain of superiority: OpenCL compute, where its 78999 score dwarfs the Radeon's 16360. For users whose workloads rely heavily on OpenCL, the Quadro is the obvious choice from this data. It also offers more memory (16 GB versus 12 GB) and a wider 256-bit memory bus, which may matter for certain large datasets even though the bandwidth difference is small. The Quadro's launch MSRP was 2,299 USD at launch, and the card carries a lower TDP of 230 W with a suggested 550 W PSU.

For general graphics performance, DirectX gaming, and most compute benchmarks, the Radeon RX 6750 XT is the better pick. Its average score is roughly 20% higher, and it wins every non-OpenCL test in the head-to-head set. The Radeon's launch MSRP was 549 USD. The Quadro's only rational selection criterion, based strictly on these measurements, is an OpenCL-centric workload or a need for 16 GB of memory. Otherwise, the data favors the AMD card across the board.

Specification Differences

| Field | AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Turing |

| Chip | Navi 22 | TU104 |

| Process node | 7 nm | 12 nm |

| Transistors | 17,200 million | 13,600 million |

| Die size | 335 mm² | 545 mm² |

| Transistor density | 51.3M / mm² | 25.0M / mm² |

| Base clock | 2150 MHz | 1620 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2600 MHz | 1815 MHz |

| Game clock | 2495 MHz | N/A |

| Memory clock | 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Memory size | 12 GB | 16 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |

| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 432.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2560 | 3072 |

| TMUs | 160 | 192 |

| ROPs | 64 | 64 |

| Ray tracing cores | 40 | 48 |

| Tensor cores | N/A | 384 |

| Pixel rate | 166.4 GPixel/s | 116.2 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 416.0 GTexel/s | 348.5 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 13.31 TFLOPS | 11.15 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 26.62 TFLOPS (2:1) | 22.30 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 250 W | 230 W |

| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 550 W |

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

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |

| Height | 110 mm (4.3 inches) | 111 mm (4.4 inches) |

| Launch date | 2022-03-02 | 2018-08-12 |

| Release generation | Navi II (RX 6000) | Quadro Turing (Tx000) |

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT wins in every DirectX benchmark recorded, including DirectX 9 (34.9% ahead), DirectX 10 (10.6% ahead), DirectX 11 (28.6% ahead), and DirectX 12 (35.6% ahead). It also wins the PassMark G3D test by 32.6% and the GPU Compute test by 46.4%. For users running DirectX-based applications, modern game engines, or general GPU compute tasks, the Radeon is the stronger choice. Its 2D performance is also higher by 37.1%, and it leads in Vulkan by 6.3%. The Radeon's higher pixel rate (166.4 GPixel/s versus 116.2 GPixel/s) and texture rate (416.0 GTexel/s versus 348.5 GTexel/s) support its rasterization advantage.

The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 wins only in Geekbench OpenCL, but that win is massive: 78999 versus 16360, a 79.3% margin. This suggests the Quadro is the better option for OpenCL compute workloads that can leverage its tensor cores and larger 16 GB memory pool. The Quadro also has more shading units (3072 versus 2560), more texture mapping units (192 versus 160), and more ray tracing cores (48 versus 40). Its 230 W TDP is lower than the Radeon's 250 W, and its suggested PSU is 550 W versus 600 W. The Quadro's memory bandwidth is slightly higher at 448.0 GB/s, and its 256-bit bus provides more memory parallelism. For workloads that are OpenCL-bound or memory-capacity sensitive, the Quadro's profile is preferable.

In every other measured category, the Radeon RX 6750 XT leads. Its FP32 throughput is 13.31 TFLOPS versus 11.15 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 26.62 TFLOPS versus 22.30 TFLOPS. The Radeon's higher clock speeds (2150 MHz base, 2600 MHz boost) and smaller 7 nm process give it an efficiency-per-clock advantage that shows up across the benchmark suite. The data is clear: pick the Radeon for DirectX gaming, Vulkan, and general compute; pick the Quadro only when OpenCL performance or 16 GB of memory is the priority.