GeForce GTX 970M vs Quadro 2000D

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970M and Quadro 2000D. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 970M and Quadro 2000D. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Quadro 2000D
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI
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  • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 2000D uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 5 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000D.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 2000D - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 2000D - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 299 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000D.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 2000D - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 2000D is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Quadro 2000D.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Quadro 2000D
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM204 GF106
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 5 October 2011
Pipelines 1280 192
Core clock speed 924 MHz 625 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 83.04 20.00
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 480.0 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 2600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s 31 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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