Quadro M2000 vs Radeon Pro 555

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2000 and Radeon Pro 555, 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 Pro 555, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 555 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555 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 Pro 555 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon Pro 555
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
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 Pro 555 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555.
  • Quadro M2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 555 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 555 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 59 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000.
  • Quadro M2000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 1532 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 555.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 16−18
ultra / 1080p 12−14 9−10
QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 35% more, than Radeon Pro 555.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon Pro 555
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Polaris
Code name GM206 Polaris 21
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 8 April 2016 5 June 2017
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 796 MHz 855 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 55.82 40.80
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops 1,306 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 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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