GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro K2000D

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K2000D, 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 GeForce GTX 960 stacks up against Quadro K2000D, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Quadro K2000D
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 51 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 135% more power consumption, than Quadro K2000D.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K2000D uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K2000D.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K2000D - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 173 MHz higher, than Quadro K2000D.
  • GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K2000D are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K2000D is 193 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 960.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K2000D is 3993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 7−8
ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro K2000D.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Quadro K2000D
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM206 GK107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 22 January 2015 1 March 2013
Pipelines 1024 384
Core clock speed 1127 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 30.53
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 732.7 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 202 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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