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Here's the proof of the K600 recognized and fully working in Big Sur with Metal support.
Low cost, low profile, brand new Quadro card for Catalina or Big Sur. The K600 has 1GB of Vram and can power a single 4K display at 60 Hz via DisplayPort. Something that the GT 710 can't do. So if you have an SFF Dell 7010/9010 or HP 6300/8300 and a 4K monitor these are a viable choice.
If you want native Catalina/Big Sur support and plan to stick with Mojave, Catalina or Big Sur for a number of years, these make sense for compatibility and cost savings. If your monitor has no full size DisplayPort input, then purchase an inexpensive DP to HDMI adapter.
The K600 is not for gamers, if you do any gaming more demanding than Solitaire or Chess, don't buy one.
I wouldn't recommend this Quadro Card for a modern HDR 10 4K television. You'd want something newer with DP 1.4 instead of 1.2 and at least 2GB of Vram. Quadros are designed for PC workstations and CAD etc. Here's an Amazon review from a few years back:
If you always have to be on the latest macOS version for whatever reason, a low profile RX 560 makes more sense right now. Support for the RX560 is going to last longer than for a K600 but you'll pay a very steep price.
The LP RX560s are harder to find and can be a lot more expensive to purchase. You will get 4 GB of Vram with those, which is needed if you will be running a dual 4K monitor setup or a large 4K HDR TV. Gives you DP 1.4 and HDMI 2.0b.
So in summary, here's the key Quadro K600 points:
DP 1.2 gives you full 4K OOB with Catalina. DVI is dual link and can be adapted to VGA if you have an older monitor. This will not work @60Hz with newer HDR 10 Televisions. Best to use DP-DP cable to a PC monitor for 4K/60Hz.
Why doesn't this work with 4K HDR (high dynamic range) televisions ?
HDR or HDR10 is a new technology that requires additional color and brightness data to be transmitted from the computer to the display. This requires the host computer to support DisplayPort 1.4 or HDMI 2.0b or HDMI 2.1, the majority of adapters are designed for SDR (non-HDR) displays and convert from DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0. They are incompatible with the HDR specification.
When connected to a HDR television, the television will attempt to enable HDR over the connection even though it is not supported causing reduced refresh rate or image quality. Some televisions provide options to disable HDR but most will enable and prioritize HDR over image quality and refresh rate.
MSI and Visiontek are the only manufacturers that sell a LP RX 560 4GB card. Prices have gotten very high due to a shortage of cards. 1080p gamers love these cards and install them in the Dell and HP models mentioned previously. The Quadro K600 of course, doesn't work for gaming. It's a workstation graphics card.
The MSI LP RX560 can no longer found at all. New or used. The RX560s for sale by Visiontek are moderately overpriced. RX 570s and 580s are all being bought by Crypto Miners again. Remember 2017 ?
The supply of K600s is very large and will remain that way for some time. Especially on the used market. The only downside to the K600 is the small and noisy fan that cools the GPU. If you are fan noise sensitive you'd need to figure out a way to blow cool air over the card and remove the existing tiny fan and plastic shroud. It's possible to do with a little work inside your case.
Here's the proof of the K600 recognized and fully working in Big Sur with Metal support.
Low cost, low profile, brand new Quadro card for Catalina or Big Sur. The K600 has 1GB of Vram and can power a single 4K display at 60 Hz via DisplayPort. Something that the GT 710 can't do. So if you have an SFF Dell 7010/9010 or HP 6300/8300 and a 4K monitor these are a viable choice.
If you want native Catalina/Big Sur support and plan to stick with Mojave, Catalina or Big Sur for a number of years, these make sense for compatibility and cost savings. If your monitor has no full size DisplayPort input, then purchase an inexpensive DP to HDMI adapter.
The K600 is not for gamers, if you do any gaming more demanding than Solitaire or Chess, don't buy one.
I wouldn't recommend this Quadro Card for a modern HDR 10 4K television. You'd want something newer with DP 1.4 instead of 1.2 and at least 2GB of Vram. Quadros are designed for PC workstations and CAD etc. Here's an Amazon review from a few years back:
The Nvidia k600 is a great entry level graphics card for CAD and photography work. It also works well for simulations for CAM toolpaths. It probably would not do well for very large CAD assemblies or complex simulation.
If you always have to be on the latest macOS version for whatever reason, a low profile RX 560 makes more sense right now. Support for the RX560 is going to last longer than for a K600 but you'll pay a very steep price.
The LP RX560s are harder to find and can be a lot more expensive to purchase. You will get 4 GB of Vram with those, which is needed if you will be running a dual 4K monitor setup or a large 4K HDR TV. Gives you DP 1.4 and HDMI 2.0b.
So in summary, here's the key Quadro K600 points:
- Full native support in Catalina 10.15 and macOS 11 Big Sur
- Provides 4K/60 Hz via DP 1.2
- 41W TDP so it stays cool, won't use much power
- Affordable price for a new unused card
- Fits in any SFF PC with a PCIe x16 slot
- Well built cards that hold up longer term
- A new MSI RX 560 LP costs about 3x as much
- MSI RX 560 takes up a full two slots
DP 1.2 gives you full 4K OOB with Catalina. DVI is dual link and can be adapted to VGA if you have an older monitor. This will not work @60Hz with newer HDR 10 Televisions. Best to use DP-DP cable to a PC monitor for 4K/60Hz.
Why doesn't this work with 4K HDR (high dynamic range) televisions ?
HDR or HDR10 is a new technology that requires additional color and brightness data to be transmitted from the computer to the display. This requires the host computer to support DisplayPort 1.4 or HDMI 2.0b or HDMI 2.1, the majority of adapters are designed for SDR (non-HDR) displays and convert from DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0. They are incompatible with the HDR specification.
When connected to a HDR television, the television will attempt to enable HDR over the connection even though it is not supported causing reduced refresh rate or image quality. Some televisions provide options to disable HDR but most will enable and prioritize HDR over image quality and refresh rate.
MSI and Visiontek are the only manufacturers that sell a LP RX 560 4GB card. Prices have gotten very high due to a shortage of cards. 1080p gamers love these cards and install them in the Dell and HP models mentioned previously. The Quadro K600 of course, doesn't work for gaming. It's a workstation graphics card.
The MSI LP RX560 can no longer found at all. New or used. The RX560s for sale by Visiontek are moderately overpriced. RX 570s and 580s are all being bought by Crypto Miners again. Remember 2017 ?
The supply of K600s is very large and will remain that way for some time. Especially on the used market. The only downside to the K600 is the small and noisy fan that cools the GPU. If you are fan noise sensitive you'd need to figure out a way to blow cool air over the card and remove the existing tiny fan and plastic shroud. It's possible to do with a little work inside your case.
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