Quadro M2000 vs Radeon HD 6970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2000 and Radeon HD 6970M, 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 6970M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 here:
Main Specs
Quadro M2000
Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
128 Bit
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
Quadro M2000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Quadro M2000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Quadro M2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 116 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Quadro M2000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 5712 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
6−7
1−2
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
30−35
18−20
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
QHD / 1440p
12−14
2−3
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
65−70
40−45
medium / 1080p
35−40
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Battlefield 5 is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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 6970M.
low / 768p
230−240
180−190
medium / 768p
200−210
150−160
ultra / 1080p
120−130
75−80
QHD / 1440p
90−95
45−50
4K / 2160p
50−55
30−33
high / 768p
170−180
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 45% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
120−130
95−100
medium / 768p
100−110
80−85
ultra / 1080p
80−85
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Dota 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
12−14
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
5−6
low / 720p
50−55
30−33
medium / 1080p
27−30
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Far Cry 5 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
30−35
20−22
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
120−130
80−85
medium / 1080p
70−75
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Fortnite is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
35−40
18−20
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
QHD / 1440p
14−16
5−6
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
70−75
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 85% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
95−100
60−65
high / 1080p
40−45
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
18−20
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Metro Exodus is 88% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
75−80
40−45
medium / 768p
45−50
24−27
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 70% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Full Specs
Quadro M2000
Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0
Terascale 2
Code name
GM206
Blackcomb XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
8 April 2016
6 January 2011
Pipelines
768
960
Core clock speed
796 MHz
680 MHz
Boost Clock
1163 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
55.82
32.64
Floating-point performance
1,812 gflops
1,305.6 gflops
Length
201 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6612 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
+
N/A
CUDA
5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
215 Mh/s
118 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
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