Quadro K2000D vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between Quadro K2000D and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 K2000D will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2000D Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 96% more power consumption, than Quadro K2000D.
  • Quadro K2000D is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro K2000D.
  • Quadro K2000D is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K2000D is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Quadro K2000D is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 4000 MHz higher, than Quadro K2000D.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 12−14
ultra / 1080p 4−5 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 27−30
medium / 1080p 9−10 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro K2000D.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2000D Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Kepler Polaris
Code name GK107 Polaris
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 March 2013 1 August 2016
Pipelines 384 2304
Core clock speed 954 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 155.1
Floating-point performance 732.7 gflops 4,963 gflops
Length 202 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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