Quadro M2000 vs Radeon RX 560

In this comparison between Quadro M2000 and Radeon RX 560 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 RX 560 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon RX 560
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 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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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 RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 and Radeon RX 560 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 379 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000.
  • Quadro M2000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M2000 is 31 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 388 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 18−20
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−12
QHD / 1440p 6−7 5−6
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 24−27 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon RX 560.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon RX 560
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 4.0
Code name GM206 Polaris 21
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 8 April 2016 18 April 2017
Pipelines 768 1024
Core clock speed 796 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 55.82 81.60
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 201 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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