Quadro 2000M vs Radeon HD 6970

In this comparison between Quadro 2000M and Radeon HD 6970 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 2000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 550 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 900% more power consumption, than Quadro 2000M.
  • Quadro 2000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 2000M and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 2000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 2000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • Quadro 2000M and Radeon HD 6970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970 is 475 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Quadro 2000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000M Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name Fermi Cayman
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 14 December 2010
Pipelines 192 1536
Core clock speed 550 MHz
Boost Clock 880 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60 84.48
Floating-point performance 422.4 gflops 2,703.4 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 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 273 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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