Quadro P2000 Max Q vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970, 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 P2000 Max Q stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

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Quadro P2000 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P2000 Max Q 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 P2000 Max Q here:

Quadro P2000 Max Q Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro P2000 Max Q	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)		300 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Quadro P2000 Max Q has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Quadro P2000 Max Q is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
Quadro P2000 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Quadro P2000 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro P2000 Max Q is 4633 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	180−190
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
Quadro P2000 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Quadro P2000 Max Q	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Pascal	GCN
Code name	GP107GL	Tahiti XT
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	5 July 2017	22 December 2011
Pipelines	768	2048
Core clock speed	1215 MHz
Boost Clock	1468 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count		4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		118.4
Floating-point performance		3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth		264 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		1.2
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		485 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized
Optimus	+
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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Quadro P2000 Max Q vs Radeon HD 7970

Quadro P2000 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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