Quadro T600 Mobile vs GRID M6-8Q

Place in the ranking	467	299
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GM204	TU117
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	30 August 2015 (9 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	896
Core clock speed	722 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	69.31	74.76
Floating-point processing power	2.218 gflops	2.392 gflops

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	MXM Module	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.4 GB/s	80 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	5.2	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GRID M6-8Q 9.25

T600 Mobile 18.32
+98.1%

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.

GRID M6-8Q 3568

T600 Mobile 7066
+98%

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

24−27

−113%

51
+113%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	53 +0%	53 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	53 +0%	53 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	49 +0%	49 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	39 +0%	39 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	52 +0%	52 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	45 +0%	45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +0%	28 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

This is how GRID M6-8Q and T600 Mobile compete in popular games:

T600 Mobile is 113% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.25	18.32
Recency	30 August 2015	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	40 Watt

GRID M6-8Q has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T600 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 98.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T600 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M6-8Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M6-8Q is a workstation card while Quadro T600 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.