Quadro M2000 vs Radeon R9 280X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 280X, 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 R9 280X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro M2000	Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280X has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro M2000 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280X is 74 mm longer, than Quadro M2000.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	6−7	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	10−11
low / 720p	40−45	60−65
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Quadro M2000.
high / 1080p	30−35	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	45−50
QHD / 1440p	12−14	35−40
4K / 2160p	8−9	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Battlefield 5 is 74% more, than Quadro M2000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	250−260
medium / 768p	200−210	220−230
ultra / 1080p	120−130	180−190
QHD / 1440p	90−95	110−120
4K / 2160p	50−55	70−75
high / 768p	170−180	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 20% more, than Quadro M2000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Quadro M2000.
high / 1080p	24−27	45−50
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	8−9	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	80−85
medium / 1080p	27−30	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Far Cry 5 is 65% more, than Quadro M2000.
high / 1080p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	120−130	180−190
medium / 1080p	70−75	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Fortnite is 61% more, than Quadro M2000.
high / 1080p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	30−35
4K / 2160p	12−14	24−27
low / 720p	70−75	100−110
medium / 1080p	40−45	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Forza Horizon 4 is 64% more, than Quadro M2000.
low / 768p	100−110	140−150
medium / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	40−45	70−75
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
QHD / 1440p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Grand Theft Auto V is 49% more, than Quadro M2000.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	20−22
QHD / 1440p	10−11	16−18
4K / 2160p	3−4	8−9
low / 720p	40−45	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than Quadro M2000.
low / 768p	120−130	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Minecraft is 8% more, than Quadro M2000.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than Quadro M2000.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
QHD / 1440p	2−3	10−11
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
low / 720p	40−45	65−70
medium / 1080p	21−24	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 68% more, than Quadro M2000.
low / 768p	75−80	130−140
medium / 768p	45−50	85−90
high / 1080p	24−27	45−50
ultra / 1080p	14−16	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 82% more, than Quadro M2000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Quadro M2000.

Full Specs

	Quadro M2000	Radeon R9 280X
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN
Code name	GM206	Thaiti XTL
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	8 April 2016	8 October 2013
Pipelines	768	2048
Core clock speed	796 MHz
Boost Clock	1163 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	2,940 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	55.82	128.0
Floating-point performance	1,812 gflops	4,096 gflops
Length	201 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth		288 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12
Shader Model	5	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	+
CUDA	5.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.5 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	215 Mh/s	494 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		285 Sol/s
3D Vision Pro	+
Mosaic	+
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays	4
nView Desktop Management	+
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Quadro M2000 vs Radeon R9 280X

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