Quadro K600 vs M2000M

Place in performance ranking	451	864
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.39	0.14
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM107	GK107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	1 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199
Current price	$363	$220 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

M2000M has 1607% 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 cores	640	192
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	876 MHz
Boost clock speed	1197 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	41 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.92	14.02
Floating-point performance	1,405 gflops	336.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M2000M and Quadro K600 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	160 mm
Width	no data	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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	28.51 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	+
CUDA	5.0	3.0

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.

M2000M 8.95
+366%

Quadro K600 1.92

M2000M outperforms K600 by 366% based on our aggregated 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%

M2000M 3465
+367%

Quadro K600 742

M2000M outperforms K600 by 367% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

M2000M 9576
+421%

Quadro K600 1837

M2000M outperforms K600 by 421% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

M2000M 9185
+424%

Quadro K600 1753

M2000M outperforms K600 by 424% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

M2000M 10438
+670%

Quadro K600 1356

M2000M outperforms K600 by 670% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD	36 +414%	7−8 −414%
4K	11 +450%	2−3 −450%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+367%

3−4
−367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Hitman 3	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Hitman 3	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Hitman 3	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Battlefield 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 +800%	1−2 −800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1