K600 vs RTX 4000

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Combined performance score

RTX 4000
39.77
+1982%

RTX 4000 outperforms K600 by 1982% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking99860
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money27.390.13
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTU104GK107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 November 2018 (5 years old)1 March 2013 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $199
Current price$974 (1.1x MSRP)$220 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4000 has 20969% better value for money than Quadro K600.

Technical specs

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 cores2304192
Core clock speed1005 MHz876 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,600 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt41 Watt
Texture fill rate222.514.02
Floating-point performanceno data336.4 gflops

Size and 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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm160 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR6DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed13000 MHz1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s28.51 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDA7.53.0

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.

RTX 4000 39.77
+1982%
Quadro K600 1.91

RTX 4000 outperforms K600 by 1982% in our combined 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%

RTX 4000 15415
+1977%
Quadro K600 742

RTX 4000 outperforms K600 by 1977% 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%

RTX 4000 85714
+4561%
Quadro K600 1839

RTX 4000 outperforms K600 by 4561% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

RTX 4000 80824
+4511%
Quadro K600 1753

RTX 4000 outperforms K600 by 4511% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

RTX 4000 94250
+6851%
Quadro K600 1356

RTX 4000 outperforms K600 by 6851% 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.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 39.77 1.91
Recency 13 November 2018 1 March 2013
Cost $899 $199
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 41 Watt

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K600 in performance tests.


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