Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs Quadro FX 4600

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1186	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.55	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	no data
GPU code name	G80	no data
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	5 March 2007 (19 years ago)	17 January 2023 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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	16
Core clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	681 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	134 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	24.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.2304 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	24	no data
TMUs	24	no data
L2 Cache	96 KB	no data

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	no data
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR3	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	67.2 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	no data
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 March 2007	17 January 2023
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm