Radeon HD 6790 vs Quadro P600

Place in performance ranking	470	649
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.30	0.34
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GP107	Barts
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 November 2017 (6 years ago)	4 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$178	$149
Current price	$207 (1.2x MSRP)	$184 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P600 has 2635% better value for money than HD 6790.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	384	800
Core clock speed	1430 MHz	840 MHz
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.37	33.60
Floating-point performance	1,117 gflops	1,344.0 gflops

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	198 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64.13 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	no data

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.

Quadro P600 8.49
+103%

HD 6790 4.18

Quadro P600 outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 103% based on our aggregate 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%

Quadro P600 3277
+103%

HD 6790 1616

Quadro P600 outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 103% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Quadro P600 4655
+61.2%

HD 6790 2887

Quadro P600 outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 61% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Quadro P600 4083
+89.9%

HD 6790 2150

Quadro P600 outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 90% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	100−110 +92.3%	52 −92.3%
Full HD	43 −32.6%	57 +32.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	no data
Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	no data
Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20	no data
Metro Exodus	10−12	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	no data
Hitman 3	5−6	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	no data
Far Cry 5	4−5	no data
Forza Horizon 4	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10	no data
Metro Exodus	9−10	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

no data

This is how Quadro P600 and HD 6790 compete in popular games:

Quadro P600 is 92% faster in 900p
HD 6790 is 33% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.49	4.18
Recency	14 November 2017	4 April 2011
Cost	$178	$149
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	150 Watt