Quadro K2000M vs Radeon HD 6850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K2000M and Radeon HD 6850. 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 K2000M and Radeon HD 6850. 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 K2000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K2000M 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 K2000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2000M Radeon HD 6850
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 127 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 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 6850 has 130% more power consumption, than Quadro K2000M.
  • Quadro K2000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K2000M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850.
  • Quadro K2000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6850 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K2000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Quadro K2000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 9−10
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 21−24
medium / 1080p 3−4 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Quadro K2000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2000M Radeon HD 6850
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N14P-Q3 Barts
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 21 October 2010
Pipelines 384 960
Core clock speed 745 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 23.84 37.20
Floating-point performance 572.2 gflops 1,488.0 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support AGP
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 18 Mh/s 139 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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