Quadro K600 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between Quadro K600 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K600 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 4870 X2

Main Specs

  Quadro K600 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 597% more power consumption, than Quadro K600.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K600 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K600 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K600 is 176 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Quadro K600 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 107 mm longer, than Quadro K600.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 1818 MHz higher, than Quadro K600.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Quadro K600.

Full Specs

  Quadro K600 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Kepler TeraScale
Code name GK107 R700
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 March 2013 12 August 2008
Pipelines 192 800
Core clock speed 876 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02 28.00
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 160 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s
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