GRID K280Q vs Quadro M2000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K280Q 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 GRID K280Q stacks up against Quadro M2000, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GRID K280Q Quadro M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • GRID K280Q has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID K280Q and Quadro M2000 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K280Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 51 MHz higher, than GRID K280Q.
  • GRID K280Q and Quadro M2000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 1612 MHz higher, than GRID K280Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 21−24
ultra / 1080p 7−8 12−14
QHD / 1440p 1−2 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 24−27 40−45
medium / 1080p 14−16 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GRID K280Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K280Q Quadro M2000
Architecture Kepler Maxwell 2.0
Code name GK104 GM206
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 28 June 2013 8 April 2016
Pipelines 1536 768
Core clock speed 745 MHz 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 55.82
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0 5.2
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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