Quadro P2000 vs Radeon HD 5970

When choosing between Quadro P2000 and Radeon HD 5970, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro P2000 and Radeon HD 5970.

Main Specs

  Quadro P2000 Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5970 has 292% more power consumption, than Quadro P2000.
  • Quadro P2000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P2000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro P2000 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P2000 is 351 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • Quadro P2000 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5970 is 104 mm longer, than Quadro P2000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P2000 is 3008 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 24−27 6−7
QHD / 1440p 18−20 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 45−50 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 245% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

  Quadro P2000 Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Pascal TeraScale 2
Code name GP106 Hemlock
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 6 February 2017 18 November 2009
Pipelines 1024 1600
Core clock speed 1076 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1480 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 94.72 58.00
Floating-point performance 3,031 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 201 mm 305 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 140.2 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.19 kh/s
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