Radeon 780M vs Quadro 600

Place in the ranking	1104	373
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Power efficiency	2.41	83.59
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)
GPU code name	GF108	Phoenix
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 December 2010 (15 years ago)	31 January 2024 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	768
Core clock speed	640 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2900 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.24	139.2
Floating-point processing power	0.2458 TFLOPS	8.909 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12
L0 Cache	no data	192 KB
L1 Cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 Cache	256 KB	2 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

Motherboard Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	2.1	-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Quadro 600 1.24

Radeon 780M 16.10
+1198%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro 600 517
Samples: 1956

Radeon 780M 6736
+1203%

Samples: 12596

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	2−3	35 +1650%
1440p	1−2	24 +2300%
4K	1−2	14 +1300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	89.50	no data
1440p	179.00	no data
4K	179.00	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart	49	49
Counter-Strike 2	119	119
Cyberpunk 2077	39	39
Resident Evil 4 Remake	25	25

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart	39	39
Battlefield 5	70−75	70−75
Counter-Strike 2	82	82
Cyberpunk 2077	31	31
Far Cry 5	45	45
Fortnite	90−95	90−95
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	65−70
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65	60−65
Valorant	116	116

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart	23	23
Battlefield 5	70−75	70−75
Counter-Strike 2	39	39
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	210−220	210−220
Cyberpunk 2077	24	24
Dota 2	100−105	100−105
Far Cry 5	41	41
Fortnite	90−95	90−95
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	65−70
Grand Theft Auto V	44	44
Metro Exodus	29	29
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65	60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47	47
Valorant	103	103

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	70−75	70−75
Cyberpunk 2077	23	23
Dota 2	100−105	100−105
Far Cry 5	39	39
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	65−70
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65	60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29	29
Valorant	120−130	120−130

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

90−95

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	27	27
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	120−130	120−130
Grand Theft Auto V	18	18
Metro Exodus	21−24	21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160	150−160
Valorant	79	79

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	45−50	45−50
Cyberpunk 2077	16	16
Far Cry 5	27	27
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20	20

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

35−40

4K
High

Atomic Heart	12−14	12−14
Counter-Strike 2	6	6
Grand Theft Auto V	21	21
Metro Exodus	12−14	12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15	15
Valorant	43	43

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	24−27	24−27
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	6	6
Dota 2	55−60	55−60
Far Cry 5	12	12
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	27−30
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18	16−18

4K
Epic

Fortnite

16−18

This is how Quadro 600 and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

Radeon 780M is 1650% faster in 1080p
Radeon 780M is 2300% faster in 1440p
Radeon 780M is 1300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.24	16.10
Recency	13 December 2010	31 January 2024
Chip lithography	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 1198% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 90% more advanced lithography process, and 63% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 600 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 780M is a desktop one.