Quadro 2000M vs Radeon HD 6870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 2000M and Radeon HD 6870. 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 2000M and Radeon HD 6870. 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.

Quadro 2000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 2000M 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 Quadro 2000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 2000M Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 151 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 174% more power consumption, than Quadro 2000M.
  • Quadro 2000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 2000M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Quadro 2000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 2000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Quadro 2000M and Radeon HD 6870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6870 is 150 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Quadro 2000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000M Radeon HD 6870
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name Fermi RV940 Barts
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 22 October 2010
Pipelines 192 1120
Core clock speed 550 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60 50.40
Floating-point performance 422.4 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 27 Mh/s 213 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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