GeForce GTX 470M vs Quadro 6000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro 6000, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 470M stacks up against Quadro 6000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 470M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 470M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 470M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Quadro 6000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 204 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro 6000 has 172% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470M.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 6000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1530 GB more memory, than Quadro 6000.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 6000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro 6000 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 526 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro 6000 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 6000 is 1738 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 14−16
ultra / 1080p 5−6 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 21−24 27−30
medium / 1080p 10−12 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Quadro 6000
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N11E-GT GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 November 2010 10 December 2010
Pipelines 288 448
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 32.14
Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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