Quadro M2000 vs Radeon HD 6950

In this comparison between Quadro M2000 and Radeon HD 6950 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 M2000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6950 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 500 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6950 has 566% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
  • Quadro M2000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Quadro M2000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6950 is 66 mm longer, than Quadro M2000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 5362 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 27−30
medium / 1080p 24−27 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6950.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon HD 6950
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 TeraScale 3
Code name GM206 Cayman
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 8 April 2016 14 December 2010
Pipelines 768 1408
Core clock speed 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 55.82 70.40
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops 2,252.8 gflops
Length 201 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 1250 MHz
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s 244 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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