AMD Radeon R9 270X vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Curacao | TU102 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Curacao XT (215-0848004) | TU102-875-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Turing |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 18,600 million |
| Die size | 212 mm² | 754 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 8th, 2013 | Aug 13th, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | Quadro |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch price | 199 USD | 6,299 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 90 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | — |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1000 MHz | 1440 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1050 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1400 MHz 5.6 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 24 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1280 | 4608 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 288 |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| Compute units | 20 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 6 MB |
| SM count | — | 72 |
| Tensor cores | — | 576 |
| RT cores | — | 72 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 33.60 GPixel/s | 169.9 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 84.00 GTexel/s | 509.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.688 TFLOPS | 16.31 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 168.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 509.8 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 32.62 TFLOPS (2:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | 109 mm 4.3 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 36 mm 1.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 180 W | 260 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 600 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort1x USB Type-C |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | C631, C632 | PG150 SKU 510 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| CUDA | — | 7.5 |
