Quadro M2000 vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 270 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 R9 270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M2000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 270 is 9 mm longer, than Quadro M2000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 27−30
Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon R9 270
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GM206 Curacao
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 8 April 2016 13 November 2013
Pipelines 768 1280
Core clock speed 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 55.82 74.00
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 201 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + +
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s 293 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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