Quadro 2000 vs Radeon HD 6870

When choosing between Quadro 2000 and Radeon HD 6870, 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 2000 and Radeon HD 6870.

Main Specs

  Quadro 2000 Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 143% more power consumption, than Quadro 2000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro 2000 and Radeon HD 6870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 2000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • Quadro 2000 and Radeon HD 6870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6870 is 42 mm longer, than Quadro 2000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 2000 is 1550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 10−12
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 10−12 24−27
medium / 1080p 2−3 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 220% more, than Quadro 2000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000 Radeon HD 6870
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF106 RV940 Barts
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 December 2010 22 October 2010
Pipelines 192 1120
Core clock speed 625 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00 50.40
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 178 mm 220 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2600 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s 213 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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