AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q Comparison

# NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q vs AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT: Benchmark Database Analysis

The database comparison between the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is not a subtle one. Across the recorded benchmarks, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT holds a decisive lead in raw compute performance, while the NVIDIA part counters with a decisive advantage in driver maturity. The data shows the AMD card wins the head-to-head benchmark in the Geekbench Vulkan test with a score of 93,500 against 31,220, a 66.6% advantage. However, the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q remains a specialized product: it is a virtualized GPU with no display outputs, designed for cloud and data center workloads, while the AMD card is a consumer gaming GPU. The recorded data shows these are fundamentally different devices aimed at different tasks.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The single recorded head-to-head benchmark, Geekbench Vulkan, heavily favors the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT. The AMD card scored 93,500 points against the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q's 31,220, a delta of 66.6% in AMD's favor. This is one of the largest single-test margins in the database when comparing a professional virtualization GPU against a consumer gaming card.

The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q does have other benchmark records in the database, but they are from different test suites. The AMD card has a broad set of DirectX and OpenCL results, including a Geekbench Metal score of 130,896 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 44,152. The NVIDIA part's closest recorded result is its Geekbench Vulkan score of 31,220, which is its only recorded score.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the recorded benchmark data, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the clear winner in raw compute performance. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 93,500 is 66.6% higher than the NVIDIA's 31,220. The AMD card also delivers substantially higher frame rates in legacy DirectX tests, with scores like 19,786 in Passmark G3D and 9336 in Passmark GPU Compute. The NVIDIA part has no recorded display output, so its silicon is dedicated to compute tasks.

The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q, on the other hand, wins on architecture and virtualization features. It is based on the GM204 chip (Maxwell 2.0 architecture) built on a 28 nm process at TSMC, with 5,200 million transistors. It has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs and 64 ROPs, with a memory of 1024 MB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 160.4 GB/s of bandwidth. Its "clock" in the database is 1178 MHz boost. This is a very capable air cooler, not a large power draw.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is built on the Navi 22 chip (RDNA 2.0 architecture) using a 7nm process at TSMC, packing 17,200 million transistors into a 335mm² die. That is a transistor density of 51.3 million per mm². The card's base clock is 2321 MHz, with a boost clock of 2581 MHz and a game clock of 2424 MHz. Memory is 12GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, resulting in 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. It has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs. Pixel throughput is 165.2 GPixel/s, texture rate 413.0 GTexel/s, and FP32 compute is 13.21 TFLOPS. FP16 is rated at 26.43 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio.

The Verdict

The data dictates the choice based on the task. If the computation is a client-side gaming workload, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the better choice: it has a huge compute advantage (13.21 TFLOPS FP32, 26.43 TFLOPS FP16), a large memory pool (12 GB), and a modern feature set with 12 Ultimate and 1.4 API support. The AMD card also has a physical display output, making it suitable for a standard desktop PC.

But if the task is virtualized server-side GPU acceleration, the NVIDIA GRID 2000-1Q is the appropriate part. It is an end-of-life product designed for cloud and VDI deployments with zero display outputs, a dual-slot passive cooler, and a 225W TDP. The data shows it was released in 2015 as part of the GRID (Mx) generation. Its successor is the GRID, and its predecessor is the GRID.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in a direct Vulkan benchmark?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT. The database has one head-to-head result, GeekBench Vulkan, where AMD scored 93,500 to NVIDIA's 0, a 66.6% lead.

Q: Does NVIDIA GRID 2000-1Q have any display outputs?

A: No. The spec lists "No outputs", which is expected for a virtualization-focused card.

Q: What is the memory configuration of the two cards?

A: NVIDIA has 1024 MB GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, with 160.6 GB/s bandwidth. AMD has 12 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has higher clock speeds?

A: The AMD card is far ahead. Its base clock is 2321 MHz, boost 2581 MHz, game clock 2424 MHz. The NVIDIA base is 557 MHz and boost 1178 MHz.

Q: Are these cards still in production?

A: The database lists both as End-of-Life. The NVIDIA release date is 2015-08-29, the AMD release date is 2021-03-02.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA GRID 2000-1Q (which is the M60 GPU) and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT diverge in several fundamental ways. NVIDIA is based on the GM204 chip (Maxwell 2.0, 28nm at TSMC) and is a multi-user virtualization card. The chip has 5.2 billion transistors and a die size of 398 mm², which is a transistor density of 13.1 million per mm². The memory runs at 1253 MHz, with an effective data rate of 5 Gbps. Its TMU count is 128 and ROP 64.

AMD is based on the Navi 22 chip (RDNA 2.0, 7nm at TSMC). It has 17.2 billion transistors on a 335 mm² die, with a density of 51.3 million per mm². Its 40 ray tracing cores are a major architectural addition. The memory runs at 2000 MHz, with an effective data rate of 16 Gbps.

The most important architectural difference is the purpose for which the chips are designed: NVIDIA is a cloud virtualization product (the GRID series), while AMD is a consumer gaming GPU with a display pipeline. The NVIDIA card omits real-time ray tracing and has no tensor cores; the AMD card includes 40 ray tracing cores, a key feature for next-generation gaming. The NVIDIA bus interface is PCIe 3.0 x16; the AMD goes to PCIe 4.0 x16.