Quadro K2000 vs Radeon HD 6970

When choosing between Quadro K2000 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 K2000 and Radeon HD 6970.

Main Specs

  Quadro K2000 Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 550 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 978% more power consumption, than Quadro K2000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K2000 and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K2000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • Quadro K2000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6970 is 65 mm longer, than Quadro K2000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K2000 is 2625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 9−10 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Quadro K2000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2000 Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK107 Cayman
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 March 2013 14 December 2010
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 954 MHz
Boost Clock 880 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 84.48
Floating-point performance 732.7 gflops 2,703.4 gflops
Length 202 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 24 Mh/s 273 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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