AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA Quadro 6000 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT compare to the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 in raw compute performance?

A: The RX 7800 XT delivers 37.32 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Quadro 6000 delivers 1,027.7 GFLOPS (approximately 1.03 TFLOPS). This is a massive gap, and the recorded OpenCL benchmark confirms it: the RX 7800 XT scores 18,290 versus 9,846, an 85.8% advantage.

Q: Which card has more memory, and does it matter for modern workloads?

A: The RX 7800 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. The Quadro 6000 has 6 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus, yielding 143.4 GB/s. The RX 7800 XT has nearly 4.4x the bandwidth and 10 GB more capacity, which matters heavily for large textures or compute datasets.

Q: Are these two cards from the same generation?

A: No. The RX 7800 XT is part of the Radeon RX 7000 series (Navi III generation, RDNA 3.0 architecture) and was released on 2023-09-05. The Quadro 6000 is a Fermi architecture card from the Quadro Fermi (x000) generation, released on 2010-12-09. The production status of the Quadro 6000 is end-of-life, while the RX 7800 XT is active.

Q: Which card has a better percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database?

A: The RX 7800 XT sits at the 51st percentile, while the Quadro 6000 sits at the 47th percentile. The RX 7800 XT also has a higher average benchmark score of 11,627 versus 9,846 for the Quadro 6000.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each card, and how close are the margins?

A: The RX 7800 XT's closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 with a delta of -0.5%, followed by the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M at +0.9%, the NVIDIA Tesla K20c at +1.3%, and the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT at -1.8%. The Quadro 6000's closest rival is the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M at +0.1%, then the AMD FirePro W5000 at +0.4%, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at +0.7%, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M at -1.1%.

Q: Does the Quadro 6000 support modern APIs like Vulkan or DirectX 12 Ultimate?

A: DirectX support is listed as 12 (11_0) for the Quadro 6000, and Vulkan support is not listed. The RX 7800 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4. Both support OpenGL 4.6.

The Verdict

The data makes the choice straightforward for almost any scenario. The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT wins the only head-to-head benchmark recorded, the Geekbench OpenCL test, by 85.8%. It also holds a higher average benchmark score (11,627 versus 9,846), a higher percentile ranking (51st versus 47th), and a massive lead in raw specifications such as FP32 throughput, memory size, memory bandwidth, and process node.

The NVIDIA Quadro 6000 is an end-of-life Fermi card from 2010. Its only advantage in the data is a lower TDP (204 W versus 263 W) and a lower suggested PSU (550 W versus 600 W). For a builder assembling a modern system, the RX 7800 XT is the clear pick for gaming, general compute, and any workload that benefits from current API support. The Quadro 6000 should only be considered by someone with a legacy application that specifically requires a Fermi-era professional card, and even then its performance ceiling is far below the RX 7800 XT.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records one direct comparison: Geekbench OpenCL. The RX 7800 XT scores 18,290, while the Quadro 6000 scores 9,846. That is a delta of 85.8% in favor of the RX 7800 XT. This is not a marginal win; it is a near-doubling of the score.

Looking at the broader benchmark set, the RX 7800 XT also has results in multiple other tests. It scores 4,157 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 54,228 in Geekbench Vulkan, 24,176 in Passmark G3D, and 13,473 in Passmark GPU Compute. The Quadro 6000 has no recorded results in those tests, so the only direct comparison available is the OpenCL run. That single comparison, however, aligns with the specification gap.

The RX 7800 XT's average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 11,627, which places it just 0.5% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 and 1.8% below the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. The Quadro 6000's average score of 9,846 places it 0.1% above the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M and 1.1% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M. In other words, the RX 7800 XT is competing in a performance class that includes modern mid-range cards, while the Quadro 6000 is competing with older mobile and workstation parts.

Specification Differences

The RX 7800 XT uses the Navi 32 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process. The Quadro 6000 uses the GF100 chip with Fermi architecture on a 40 nm TSMC process. Transistor counts differ dramatically: 28,100 million for the RX 7800 XT versus 3,100 million for the Quadro 6000. Die size is 346 mm² for the RX 7800 XT versus 529 mm² for the Quadro 6000. Transistor density is 81.2 million per mm² versus 5.9 million per mm².

Memory configuration is a major separator. The RX 7800 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 624.1 GB/s bandwidth. The Quadro 6000 has 6 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus with 143.4 GB/s bandwidth. Clock speeds also differ: the RX 7800 XT has a base clock of 1295 MHz, a boost clock of 2430 MHz, and a game clock of 2124 MHz. The Quadro 6000 has no base or boost clock listed, only a memory clock of 747 MHz (3 Gbps effective).

Compute units and pixel/texture rates follow the same pattern. The RX 7800 XT has 3840 shading units, 240 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 60 ray tracing cores. The Quadro 6000 has 448 shading units, 56 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores listed. Pixel rate is 233.3 GPixel/s versus 16.07 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 583.2 GTexel/s versus 32.14 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 37.32 TFLOPS versus 1,027.7 GFLOPS.

Power and connectivity also differ. The RX 7800 XT has a TDP of 263 W, uses 2x 8-pin power connectors, and suggests a 600 W PSU. The Quadro 6000 has a TDP of 204 W, uses 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin, and suggests a 550 W PSU. The RX 7800 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Quadro 6000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 for the RX 7800 XT, versus 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, and 1x S-Video for the Quadro 6000.

The RX 7800 XT is 267 mm (10.5 inches) long, 111 mm (4.4 inches) high, and 50 mm (2 inches) wide. The Quadro 6000 is 248 mm (9.8 inches) long and 111 mm (4.4 inches) high, with no width listed. Both are dual-slot cards.

Architecture Differences

The RX 7800 XT is built on RDNA 3.0, a modern architecture with a 5 nm process and 28,100 million transistors packed into a 346 mm² die. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. It has 60 dedicated ray tracing cores, which the Quadro 6000 lacks entirely. FP16 performance is listed at 37.32 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio with FP32), meaning the card handles half-precision and single-precision at the same rate.

The Quadro 6000 is built on Fermi, a 40 nm architecture with only 3,100 million transistors on a much larger 529 mm² die. It supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and OpenGL 4.6, but Vulkan support is not listed. There are no ray tracing cores and no FP16 data recorded. The architecture is over a decade older, and the transistor density difference (81.2M per mm² versus 5.9M per mm²) reflects the generational gap.

The RX 7800 XT's memory clock is 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective), while the Quadro 6000's memory clock is 747 MHz (3 Gbps effective). The RX 7800 XT's 256-bit bus is narrower than the Quadro 6000's 384-bit bus, but the much higher memory clock and newer GDDR6 type give the RX 7800 XT over 4x the bandwidth. The Quadro 6000's wider bus is a legacy design trait that cannot compensate for the older memory technology.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7800 XT wins in every measured category where both cards have data. It wins the OpenCL benchmark by 85.8%. It has a higher average benchmark score, a higher percentile ranking, more memory, higher bandwidth, more shading units, more TMUs, more ROPs, ray tracing support, modern API support, and a much smaller and more advanced process node. It is the card for anyone running current games, DirectX 12 Ultimate workloads, Vulkan applications, or compute tasks that scale with FP32 throughput.

The Quadro 6000 wins only in power efficiency as recorded: 204 W TDP versus 263 W, and a lower suggested PSU of 550 W versus 600 W. It also has a shorter card length (248 mm versus 267 mm), which could matter in a compact case, though its height is identical at 111 mm. For legacy applications that require a Fermi-generation Quadro with 6 GB of GDDR5 and a 384-bit bus, the Quadro 6000 is the only one of the two that fits that niche. Outside of that specific compatibility scenario, the RX 7800 XT is the stronger choice across gaming, compute, and future-proofing.