Quadro P2000 vs Radeon HD 6970M

In this comparison between Quadro P2000 and Radeon HD 6970M 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 HD 6970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P2000 Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Quadro P2000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro P2000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
  • Quadro P2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro P2000 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P2000 is 396 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
  • Quadro P2000 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P2000 is 6108 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

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 6970M.

Full Specs

  Quadro P2000 Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
Code name GP106 Blackcomb XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 6 February 2017 6 January 2011
Pipelines 1024 960
Core clock speed 1076 MHz 680 MHz
Boost Clock 1480 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 94.72 32.64
Floating-point performance 3,031 gflops 1,305.6 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 140.2 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 118 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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