GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2 vs Quadro K600
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 901 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.19 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.21 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | GK208 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2013 (11 years ago) | 29 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 192 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 876 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 41 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.02 | 28.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3364 TFLOPS | 0.6927 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Length | 160 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 891 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.51 GB/s | 14.4 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2013 | 29 May 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 41 Watt | 25 Watt |
GT 630 Rev. 2 has an age advantage of 2 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 64% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K600 and GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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