Quadro K600 vs GeForce GTX 780

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
20.71
+979%

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Quadro K600 by a whopping 979% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking247865
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.860.14
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK110GK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)1 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $199
Current price$100 (0.2x MSRP)$220 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 has 11943% better value for money than Quadro K600.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304192
CUDA cores2304no data
Core clock speed863 MHz876 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt41 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate160.5 billion/sec14.02
Floating-point performance4,156 gflops336.4 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)160 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsOne 8-pin and one 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s28.51 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
PhysX+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA+3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 780 20.71
+979%
Quadro K600 1.92

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Quadro K600 by 979% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 780 8013
+978%
Quadro K600 743

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Quadro K600 by 978% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 780 23339
+1170%
Quadro K600 1837

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Quadro K600 by 1170% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 780 21079
+1102%
Quadro K600 1753

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Quadro K600 by 1102% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 780 18049
+1231%
Quadro K600 1356

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Quadro K600 by 1231% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 780 84
+1580%
Quadro K600 5

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Quadro K600 by 1580% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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 HD54
+980%
5−6
−980%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.71 1.92
Recency 23 May 2013 1 March 2013
Cost $649 $199
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 41 Watt

The GeForce GTX 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 is a desktop card while Quadro K600 is a workstation one.


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