AMD Radeon Instinct MI6 vs NVIDIA Quadro M2000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Ellesmere | GM206 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Ellesmere XT | GM206-875-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 2,940 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 228 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 12th, 2016 | Apr 8th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon Instinct | Quadro |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1120 MHz | 796 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1233 MHz | 1163 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 1653 MHz 6.6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 105.8 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2304 | 768 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 144 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute units | 36 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 39.46 GPixel/s | 37.22 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 177.6 GTexel/s | 55.82 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 5.682 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5.682 TFLOPS | 1.786 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 355.1 GFLOPS (1:16) | 55.82 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | 201 mm 7.9 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | 150 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | D122 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
