GeForce FX 5600 Ultra vs Quadro 600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 600 with GeForce FX 5600 Ultra, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 600
2010
1 GB DDR3, 40 Watt
1.25
+3025%

600 outperforms FX 5600 Ultra by a whopping 3025% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10651532
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Power efficiency2.38no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameGF108NV31
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 December 2010 (14 years ago)17 March 2003 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Quadro 600 and FX 5600 Ultra have a nearly equal value for money.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores96no data
Core clock speed640 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors585 million80 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.241.600
Floating-point processing power0.2458 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs164
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length168 mm191 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s12.8 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0a
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.61.5 (2.1)
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

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 1.25
+3025%
FX 5600 Ultra 0.04

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 Samples: 1894 523
+2976%
FX 5600 Ultra Samples: 2 17

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 0.04
Recency 13 December 2010 17 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm

Quadro 600 has a 3025% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro 600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5600 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce FX 5600 Ultra is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA Quadro 600
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