GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Quadro M600M

Place in the ranking	603	739
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.94	1.53
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	GM107	NB9E-GTX
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2015 (9 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)

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	384	224
Core clock speed	837 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	876 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	14.02	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.6728 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	16	no 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).

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	5.0	+

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. 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 M600M 5.57
+69.3%

GTX 260M SLI 3.29

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Quadro M600M 12734
+42.1%

GTX 260M SLI 8959

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

18
+80%

10−12

−80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+50%

6−7

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +112%	16−18 −112%
Hitman 3	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +52.2%	21−24 −52.2%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +112%	16−18 −112%
Hitman 3	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +52.2%	21−24 −52.2%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +112%	16−18 −112%
Hitman 3	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +52.2%	21−24 −52.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −75%	14−16 +75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+87.5%

8−9

−87.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +89.5%	18−20 −89.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+42.9%

7−8

−42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

This is how Quadro M600M and GTX 260M SLI compete in popular games:

Quadro M600M is 80% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro M600M is 500% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 260M SLI is 75% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro M600M is ahead in 61 test (98%)
GTX 260M SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.57	3.29
Recency	18 August 2015	2 March 2009
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	150 Watt

Quadro M600M has a 69.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M600M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M600M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 260M SLI is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.