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    Quadro M2000M vs Radeon R7 260X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 260X, 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 M2000M stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro M2000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro M2000M 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 Quadro M2000M here:

    Quadro M2000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M2000M Radeon R7 260X
    Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 115 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R7 260X has 109% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000M.
    • Quadro M2000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 260X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Quadro M2000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
    • Quadro M2000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
    • Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 21−24 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M2000M Radeon R7 260X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
    Code name GM107 Bonaire
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 640 896
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz
    Boost Clock 1197 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.92 61.60
    Floating-point performance 1,405 gflops 1,971 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 104 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12
    Shader Model 5.0 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.0
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 173 Mh/s 225 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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