Quadro 2000D vs Radeon HD 7970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 2000D and Radeon HD 7970M. 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 2000D and Radeon HD 7970M. 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 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 7970M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 2000D Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M has 61% more power consumption, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Quadro 2000D is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon HD 7970M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Quadro 2000D is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 2000D is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 225 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Quadro 2000D is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 2200 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000D.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 18−20
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 3−4 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Quadro 2000D.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000D Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF106 Wimbledon XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 5 October 2011 1 May 2012
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 625 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00 68.00
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 2,176 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2600 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 153.6 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 254 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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