Quadro K2200 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

In this comparison between Quadro K2200 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 K2200 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2200 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K2200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • Quadro K2200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K2200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K2200 is 366 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • Quadro K2200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K2200 is 4112 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 5−6 7−8
4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Quadro K2200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2200 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM107 Blackcomb XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 6 January 2011
Pipelines 640 1920
Core clock speed 1046 MHz 680 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.96
Floating-point performance 1,439 gflops
Length 202 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 162 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 1.6 Mh/s
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