Quadro P2000 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between Quadro P2000 and Radeon R9 280 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 P2000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro P2000 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 166% more power consumption, than Quadro P2000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro P2000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro P2000 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro P2000 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 74 mm longer, than Quadro P2000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P2000 is 5758 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27 21−24
QHD / 1440p 18−20 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 45−50 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon R9 280.

Full Specs

  Quadro P2000 Radeon R9 280
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP106 Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 6 February 2017 4 March 2014
Pipelines 1024 1792
Core clock speed 1076 MHz
Boost Clock 1480 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 94.72 104.5
Floating-point performance 3,031 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 201 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 140.2 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.19 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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