GRID M6 8Q vs Quadro M600M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M6 8Q and Quadro M600M, 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 GRID M6 8Q stacks up against Quadro M600M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M600M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M600M 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 Quadro M600M here:

Main Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Quadro M600M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro M600M.
  • GRID M6 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro M600M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GRID M6 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro M600M.
  • GRID M6 8Q is used in Desktops, and Quadro M600M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M600M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M600M is 115 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • GRID M6 8Q and Quadro M600M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q and Quadro M600M is 5012 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 10−11
ultra / 1080p 10−11 6−7
QHD / 1440p 5−6 1−2
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 21−24 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Quadro M600M.

Full Specs

  GRID M6 8Q Quadro M600M
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GM204 GM107
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 30 August 2015 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1536 384
Core clock speed 722 MHz 837 MHz
Boost Clock 876 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 69.31 14.02
Floating-point performance 2,218 gflops 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2 5.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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