Quadro 2000M vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 2000M and Radeon HD 7970, 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 2000M stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Quadro 2000M Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro 2000M	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 445% more power consumption, than Quadro 2000M.
Quadro 2000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000M.
Quadro 2000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
Quadro 2000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Quadro 2000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 475 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	1−2	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 2000M.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	60−65
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro 2000M and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	250−260
medium / 768p	27−30	220−230
ultra / 1080p	7−8	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	16−18	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% more, than Quadro 2000M.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Quadro 2000M and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Quadro 2000M.
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	21−24	180−190
medium / 1080p	0−1	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 740% more, than Quadro 2000M.
high / 1080p	0−1	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	65−70
low / 768p	18−20	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	0−1	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than Quadro 2000M.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	75−80	130−140
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 75% more, than Quadro 2000M.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than Quadro 2000M.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	0−1	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
high / 768p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Quadro 2000M.

Full Specs

	Quadro 2000M	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	Fermi	Tahiti XT
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2011	22 December 2011
Pipelines	192	2048
Core clock speed	550 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	1,170 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.60	118.4
Floating-point performance	422.4 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	2.1
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	27 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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Quadro 2000M vs Radeon HD 7970

Quadro 2000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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