Quadro P2000 vs Radeon HD 7970

In this comparison between Quadro P2000 and Radeon HD 7970 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 7970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro P2000 Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 300% 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 HD 7970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro P2000 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • Quadro P2000 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7970 is 73 mm longer, than Quadro P2000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P2000 is 5633 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

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 HD 7970.

Full Specs

  Quadro P2000 Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name GP106 Tahiti XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 6 February 2017 22 December 2011
Pipelines 1024 2048
Core clock speed 1076 MHz
Boost Clock 1480 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 94.72 118.4
Floating-point performance 3,031 gflops 3,789 gflops
Length 201 mm 274 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 140.2 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
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 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 485 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
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