Radeon RX 550X vs Quadro K600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K600 with Radeon RX 550X, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K600
2013
1 GB DDR3, 41 Watt
1.90

RX 550X outperforms K600 by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking909588
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.26no data
Power efficiency3.188.13
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Lexa
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)16 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores192512
Core clock speed876 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1183 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate14.0237.86
Floating-point processing power0.3364 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs1632

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length160 mm145 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s96 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA3.0-

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 K600 1.90
RX 550X 5.93
+212%

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 K600 731
RX 550X 2286
+213%

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.

Quadro K600 1817
RX 550X 11306
+522%

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.

Quadro K600 1935
RX 550X 12473
+545%

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 1.90 5.93
Recency 1 March 2013 16 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 50 Watt

Quadro K600 has 22% lower power consumption.

RX 550X, on the other hand, has a 212.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 550X is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K600 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 550X is a desktop one.


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

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