Quadro M2000 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between Quadro M2000 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 M2000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 166% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
  • Quadro M2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 54 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000.
  • Quadro M2000 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 1812 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Quadro M2000.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN
Code name GM206 Wimbledon XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 8 April 2016 1 May 2012
Pipelines 768 2560
Core clock speed 796 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 55.82
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 4800 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s
Laptop size large
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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