2000 vs FX 4600

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Combined performance score

FX 4600
1.11

2000 outperforms FX 4600 by 120% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1040794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.040.37
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameG80GF106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 March 2007 (17 years old)24 December 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 $599
Current price$179 (0.1x MSRP)$141 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro 2000 has 825% better value for money than FX 4600.

Technical specs

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 cores96192
Core clock speed500 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors681 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)134 Watt62 Watt
Texture fill rate24.0020.00
Floating-point performance230.4 gflops480.0 gflops

Size and 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 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm178 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount768 MB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz2600 MHz
Memory bandwidth67.2 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/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.

FX 4600 1.11
Quadro 2000 2.44
+120%

2000 outperforms FX 4600 by 120% in our combined 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%

FX 4600 430
Quadro 2000 947
+120%

2000 outperforms FX 4600 by 120% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.11 2.44
Recency 5 March 2007 24 December 2010
Cost $1999 $599
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt 62 Watt

The Quadro 2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4600 in performance tests.


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