GeForce RTX 4060 vs Quadro K600

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K600 with GeForce RTX 4060, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K600
2013
1 GB DDR3, 41 Watt
1.92

RTX 4060 outperforms Quadro K600 by a whopping 2540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking86651
Place by popularitynot in top-1003
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1547.76
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGK107AD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $299
Current price$220 (1.1x MSRP)$340 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 31740% better value for money than Quadro K600.

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 cores1923072
Core clock speed876 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate14.02236.2
Floating-point performance336.4 gflopsno 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 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length160 mm240 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1782 MHz17000 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s272.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA3.08.9

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.

Quadro K600 1.92
RTX 4060 50.69
+2540%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Quadro K600 by 2540% 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%

Quadro K600 742
RTX 4060 19575
+2538%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Quadro K600 by 2538% in Passmark.

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 HD5−6
−2740%
142
+2740%
1440p2−3
−3550%
73
+3550%
4K1−2
−4300%
44
+4300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 139
−2526%
3650−3700
+2526%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−2488%
2200−2250
+2488%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
−2486%
2250−2300
+2486%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−2540%
4250−4300
+2540%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
−2526%
2600−2650
+2526%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
−2517%
2800−2850
+2517%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−2498%
2650−2700
+2498%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−2502%
3200−3250
+2502%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−2514%
4600−4650
+2514%
Hitman 3 100−110
−2498%
2650−2700
+2498%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−2519%
5500−5550
+2519%
Metro Exodus 120−130
−2536%
3400−3450
+2536%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−2536%
2900−2950
+2536%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 272
−2529%
7150−7200
+2529%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−2511%
2950−3000
+2511%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−2488%
2200−2250
+2488%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
−2486%
2250−2300
+2486%
Battlefield 5 160−170
−2540%
4250−4300
+2540%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
−2526%
2600−2650
+2526%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
−2511%
2350−2400
+2511%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−2498%
2650−2700
+2498%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
−2502%
3200−3250
+2502%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−2514%
4600−4650
+2514%
Hitman 3 100−110
−2498%
2650−2700
+2498%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−2519%
5500−5550
+2519%
Metro Exodus 78
−2528%
2050−2100
+2528%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−2536%
2900−2950
+2536%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
−2527%
5700−5750
+2527%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 215
−2528%
5650−5700
+2528%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−2511%
2950−3000
+2511%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−2488%
2200−2250
+2488%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
−2486%
2250−2300
+2486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
−2526%
2600−2650
+2526%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
−2525%
2100−2150
+2525%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−2498%
2650−2700
+2498%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−2514%
4600−4650
+2514%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−2519%
5500−5550
+2519%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
−2532%
5000−5050
+2532%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 112
−2534%
2950−3000
+2534%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−2511%
2950−3000
+2511%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−2536%
2900−2950
+2536%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−2521%
2700−2750
+2521%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
−2505%
3100−3150
+2505%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−2489%
1450−1500
+2489%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−2527%
1550−1600
+2527%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−2525%
2100−2150
+2525%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
−2504%
1250−1300
+2504%
Far Cry 5 110
−2536%
2900−2950
+2536%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−2513%
2900−2950
+2513%
Hitman 3 70−75
−2471%
1800−1850
+2471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−2529%
3050−3100
+2529%
Metro Exodus 111
−2513%
2900−2950
+2513%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
−2536%
3400−3450
+2536%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−2493%
2100−2150
+2493%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−2500%
1300−1350
+2500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
−2486%
2250−2300
+2486%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−2493%
1400−1450
+2493%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−2509%
1200−1250
+2509%
Hitman 3 40−45
−2519%
1100−1150
+2519%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−2509%
1800−1850
+2509%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
−2509%
1200−1250
+2509%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
−2474%
1750−1800
+2474%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−2468%
950−1000
+2468%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−2471%
900−950
+2471%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−2471%
900−950
+2471%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
−2400%
500−550
+2400%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−2400%
800−850
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−2535%
1950−2000
+2535%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−2509%
1800−1850
+2509%
Metro Exodus 58
−2486%
1500−1550
+2486%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−2400%
700−750
+2400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−2504%
1250−1300
+2504%

This is how Quadro K600 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 2740% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 3550% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 4300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.92 50.69
Recency 1 March 2013 18 May 2023
Cost $199 $299
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 115 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop one.


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