GeForce GT 1030 vs Quadro M2000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Quadro M2000, 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 GT 1030 stacks up against Quadro M2000, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Quadro M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M2000 has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Quadro M2000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 432 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro M2000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M2000 is 56 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 612 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 1030.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 21−24
ultra / 1080p 8−9 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 27−30 40−45
medium / 1080p 16−18 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Quadro M2000
Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name N17P-G1 GM206
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 17 May 2017 8 April 2016
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz 1163 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 55.82
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 145 mm 201 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 6.1 5.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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