Quadro 2000 vs Radeon HD 7850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 2000 and Radeon HD 7850M. 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 Quadro 2000 and Radeon HD 7850M. 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.

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M 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 Radeon HD 7850M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 2000 Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 2000 has 55% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Quadro 2000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7850M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000.
  • Quadro 2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 2000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 50 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000.
  • Quadro 2000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7850M is 1400 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 14−16
medium / 1080p 2−3 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than Quadro 2000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000 Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF106 Heathrow Pro
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 December 2010 24 April 2012
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 625 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00 27.00
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2600 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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