GeForce GTX 970M vs Quadro M2000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970M and Quadro M2000M, 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 970M stacks up against Quadro M2000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 970M and Quadro M2000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 970M and Quadro M2000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Quadro M2000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Quadro M2000M
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M2000M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M2000M.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M2000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 970M and Quadro M2000M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M2000M is 114 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
  • GeForce GTX 970M and Quadro M2000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000M is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro M2000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Quadro M2000M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM204 GM107
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1280 640
Core clock speed 924 MHz 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1197 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 83.04 43.92
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 1,405 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.0
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s 173 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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