GeForce 9700M GT vs Quadro P600

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P600 with GeForce 9700M GT, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P600
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
8.58
+1489%

P600 outperforms 9700M GT by a whopping 1489% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5071235
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.64no data
Power efficiency14.800.83
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGP107G96
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date7 February 2017 (8 years ago)29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$178 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores38432
Core clock speed1430 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1620 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate38.8810.00
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS0.0992 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data148
ROPs168
TMUs2416

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-II
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.13 GB/s25.6 GB/s
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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.74.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL3.01.1
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA6.1+

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.

Quadro P600 8.58
+1489%
9700M GT 0.54

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro P600 3317
+1495%
9700M GT 208

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 HD36
+1700%
2−3
−1700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.94no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Fortnite 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
Valorant 80−85
+193%
27−30
−193%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+647%
16−18
−647%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Dota 2 81
+636%
10−12
−636%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Fortnite 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Metro Exodus 16−18 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+525%
4−5
−525%
Valorant 80−85
+193%
27−30
−193%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Dota 2 72
+555%
10−12
−555%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Valorant 80−85
+193%
27−30
−193%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12 0−1
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Valorant 90−95
+1720%
5−6
−1720%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1
Valorant 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

This is how Quadro P600 and 9700M GT compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P600 is 1700% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P600 is 6100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P600 surpassed 9700M GT in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.58 0.54
Recency 7 February 2017 29 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 45 Watt

Quadro P600 has a 1488.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P600 is a workstation card while GeForce 9700M GT is a notebook one.

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