GeForce GTX 980 vs Quadro M2000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980 and Quadro M2000, 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 980 stacks up against Quadro M2000, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Quadro M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 980 has 120% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 980 and Quadro M2000 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 980 and Quadro M2000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M2000 is 191 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 6605 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 21−24
ultra / 1080p 35−40 12−14
QHD / 1440p 30−35 6−7
4K / 2160p 18−20 5−6
low / 720p 80−85 40−45
medium / 1080p 65−70 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Quadro M2000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Quadro M2000
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM204 GM206
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 8 April 2016
Pipelines 2048 768
Core clock speed 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1163 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 55.82
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 201 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA + 5.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
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3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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