Quadro M2200 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2200 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 M2200 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M2200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M2200 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 M2200 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M2200 Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 550 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 900% more power consumption, than Quadro M2200.
  • Quadro M2200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
  • Quadro M2200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M2200 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • Quadro M2200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2200 is 4133 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 9−10
QHD / 1440p 8−9 3−4
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 30−35
medium / 1080p 27−30 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2200 Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name N17P-Q3 Cayman
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 14 December 2010
Pipelines 1024 1536
Core clock speed 694 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz 880 MHz
Transistor count 1870 Million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 84.48
Floating-point performance 2,703.4 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5508 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 88 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Display Port 1.2
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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