GeForce GTX 660M vs Quadro M600M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M600M with GeForce GTX 660M, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M600M
2015
2 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
5.58
+48.4%

M600M outperforms GTX 660M by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking605707
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.755.15
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM107GK107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 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 cores384384
Core clock speed837 MHz835 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz950 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate14.0230.40
Floating-point processing power0.6728 TFLOPS0.7296 TFLOPS
ROPs816
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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s64.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno dataUp to 2048x1536
Display Port1.2no 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.

DirectX1212 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA5.0+

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 5.58
+48.4%
GTX 660M 3.76

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 M600M 2150
+48.4%
GTX 660M 1449

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Quadro M600M 2911
+22.9%
GTX 660M 2369

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
+16.1%
GTX 660M 10971

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Quadro M600M 2430
+38.8%
GTX 660M 1751

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Quadro M600M 18491
+43.8%
GTX 660M 12861

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 M600M 5983
+48.4%
GTX 660M 4031

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:

900p45−50
+40.6%
32
−40.6%
Full HD18
−94.4%
35
+94.4%
1200p55−60
+44.7%
38
−44.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+63.6%
21−24
−63.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+16.7%
40−45
−16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+63.6%
21−24
−63.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+16.7%
40−45
−16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+63.6%
21−24
−63.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+16.7%
40−45
−16.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

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
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+56.5%
21−24
−56.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

This is how Quadro M600M and GTX 660M compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M600M is 41% faster in 900p
  • GTX 660M is 94% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M600M is 45% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M600M is 400% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 660M is 88% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro M600M is ahead in 60 tests (95%)
  • GTX 660M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.58 3.76
Recency 18 August 2015 22 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt

Quadro M600M has a 48.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M600M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M600M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 660M 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.

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