Quadro FX 4700 X2 vs Quadro 600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 600 and Quadro FX 4700 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro 600
2010
1 GB DDR3, 40 Watt
1.27

FX 4700 X2 outperforms 600 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1035945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.160.02
Power efficiency2.330.53
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF108G92
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 December 2010 (14 years ago)18 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Quadro 600 has 700% better value for money than FX 4700 X2.

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 cores96128 ×2
Core clock speed640 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors585 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt226 Watt
Texture fill rate10.2438.40 ×2
Floating-point processing power0.2458 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs816 ×2
TMUs1664 ×2

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB ×2
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s51.2 GB/s ×2

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.11.1

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.

Quadro 600 1.27
FX 4700 X2 1.63
+28.3%

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 600 527
FX 4700 X2 676
+28.3%

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 1.27 1.63
Recency 13 December 2010 18 April 2008
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 226 Watt

Quadro 600 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 465% lower power consumption.

FX 4700 X2, on the other hand, has a 28.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Quadro FX 4700 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 600 in performance tests.

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