Quadro M2000 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2000 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 Quadro M2000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro M2000	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	128 Bit	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 633% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
Quadro M2000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro M2000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
Quadro M2000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 66 mm longer, than Quadro M2000.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 5237 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
QHD / 1440p	6−7	3−4
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	40−45	30−35
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	30−35	24−27
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
QHD / 1440p	12−14	7−8
4K / 2160p	8−9	5−6
low / 720p	65−70	50−55
medium / 1080p	35−40	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Battlefield 5 is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	230−240	210−220
medium / 768p	200−210	180−190
ultra / 1080p	120−130	95−100
QHD / 1440p	90−95	50−55
4K / 2160p	50−55	30−33
high / 768p	170−180	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	90−95
ultra / 1080p	80−85	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	16−18
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	6−7
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Far Cry 5 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	30−35	24−27
ultra / 1080p	24−27	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	120−130	95−100
medium / 1080p	70−75	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Fortnite is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	35−40	24−27
ultra / 1080p	27−30	20−22
QHD / 1440p	14−16	9−10
4K / 2160p	12−14	−
low / 720p	70−75	50−55
medium / 1080p	40−45	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	95−100	75−80
high / 1080p	40−45	30−33
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	7−8	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	12−14	9−10
ultra / 1080p	10−11	7−8
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	3−4	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Metro Exodus is 41% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	70−75	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	75−80	55−60
medium / 768p	45−50	30−35
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Quadro M2000.

Full Specs

	Quadro M2000	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	GM206	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	8 April 2016	14 December 2010
Pipelines	768	1536
Core clock speed	796 MHz
Boost Clock	1163 MHz	880 MHz
Transistor count	2,940 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	55.82	84.48
Floating-point performance	1,812 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	201 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6612 MHz	1375 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	273 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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Quadro M2000 vs Radeon HD 6970

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