Quadro 2000D vs Radeon R9 M385

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 2000D and Radeon R9 M385, 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 Quadro 2000D stacks up against Radeon R9 M385, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M385 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M385 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 R9 M385 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 2000D Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI No outputs
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  • Quadro 2000D is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M385 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Quadro 2000D is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 2000D is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
  • Quadro 2000D is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 2000D is 1100 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 10−12
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 12−14 24−27
medium / 1080p 3−4 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Quadro 2000D.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000D Radeon R9 M385
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF106 Strato
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 5 October 2011 16 June 2015
Pipelines 192 896
Core clock speed 625 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00 56.00
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2600 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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