Quadro 600 vs GeForce GTX 950

Place in performance ranking	351	965
Place by popularity	96	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.03	0.12
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM206	GF108
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	20 August 2015 (8 years ago)	13 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$179
Current price	$12.88 (0.1x MSRP)	$118 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 950 has 4925% better value for money than Quadro 600.

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 cores	768	96
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	640 MHz
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	49.2 billion/sec	10.24
Floating-point performance	1,825 gflops	245.76 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 support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	7.938" (20.2 cm)	168 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	None
SLI options	+	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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

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 950 13.82
+901%

Quadro 600 1.38

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Quadro 600 by 901% based on our aggregate 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 950 5338
+900%

Quadro 600 534

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Quadro 600 by 900% 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 950 16084
+683%

Quadro 600 2055

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Quadro 600 by 683% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 950 41
+583%

Quadro 600 6

GeForce GTX 950 outperforms Quadro 600 by 583% 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 HD	51 +920%	5−6 −920%
4K	21 +950%	2−3 −950%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

210−220
+900%

21−24

−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	280−290 +900%	27−30 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	220−230 +900%	21−24 −900%
Battlefield 5	450−500 +900%	45−50 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	280−290 +900%	27−30 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	210−220 +900%	21−24 −900%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +838%	30−35 −838%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +821%	35−40 −821%
Forza Horizon 4	650−700 +885%	65−70 −885%
Hitman 3	260−270 +900%	24−27 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	550−600 +882%	55−60 −882%
Metro Exodus	450−500 +878%	45−50 −878%
Red Dead Redemption 2	350−400 +797%	35−40 −797%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +830%	40−45 −830%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +878%	45−50 −878%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	280−290 +900%	27−30 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	220−230 +900%	21−24 −900%
Battlefield 5	450−500 +900%	45−50 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	280−290 +900%	27−30 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	210−220 +900%	21−24 −900%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +838%	30−35 −838%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +821%	35−40 −821%
Forza Horizon 4	650−700 +885%	65−70 −885%
Hitman 3	260−270 +900%	24−27 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	550−600 +882%	55−60 −882%
Metro Exodus	450−500 +878%	45−50 −878%
Red Dead Redemption 2	350−400 +797%	35−40 −797%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +830%	40−45 −830%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 +821%	38 −821%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +878%	45−50 −878%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	280−290 +900%	27−30 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	220−230 +900%	21−24 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	280−290 +900%	27−30 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	210−220 +900%	21−24 −900%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +838%	30−35 −838%
Forza Horizon 4	650−700 +885%	65−70 −885%
Horizon Zero Dawn	550−600 +882%	55−60 −882%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +830%	40−45 −830%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	210−220 +900%	21 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +878%	45−50 −878%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

350−400

+797%

35−40
−797%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	270−280 +900%	27−30 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	250−260 +900%	24−27 −900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 +900%	14−16 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110−120 +900%	10−12 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +900%	16−18 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +900%	7−8 −900%
Far Cry 5	220−230 +900%	21−24 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +900%	24−27 −900%
Hitman 3	170−180 +900%	16−18 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	280−290 +900%	27−30 −900%
Metro Exodus	240−250 +900%	24−27 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240−250 +900%	24−27 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +900%	14−16 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +900%	8−9 −900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

230−240
+900%

21−24

−900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	130−140 +900%	12−14 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +900%	10−11 −900%
Hitman 3	100−105 +900%	10−11 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +900%	14−16 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +900%	8−9 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +900%	13 −900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +900%	8−9 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +900%	6−7 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +900%	7−8 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +900%	7−8 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +900%	18−20 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +900%	14−16 −900%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +900%	12−14 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +900%	5−6 −900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

130−140
+900%

12−14

−900%

This is how GTX 950 and Quadro 600 compete in popular games:

GTX 950 is 920% faster in 1080p
GTX 950 is 950% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.82	1.38
Recency	20 August 2015	13 December 2010
Cost	$159	$179
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	40 Watt