Quadro 600 vs RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell and Quadro 600, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell outperforms 600 by a whopping 2656% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 165 | 1075 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.06 |
| Power efficiency | 37.66 | 2.39 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GB206 | GF108 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 11 August 2025 (less than a year ago) | 13 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $179 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 4352 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 982 MHz | 640 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1957 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 21,900 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 266.2 | 10.24 |
| Floating-point processing power | 17.03 TFLOPS | 0.2458 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| TMUs | 136 | 16 |
| Tensor Cores | 136 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 34 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 4.3 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 MB | 256 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 167 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 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 | GDDR7 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | N/A |
| CUDA | 12.0 | 2.1 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.18 | 1.24 |
| Recency | 11 August 2025 | 13 December 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 40 Watt |
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell has a 2656.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
Quadro 600, on the other hand, has 75% lower power consumption.
The RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 600 in performance tests.
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