Quadro K2000 vs Radeon HD 8790M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K2000 and Radeon HD 8790M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro K2000 and Radeon HD 8790M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2000 Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K2000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K2000 and Radeon HD 8790M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro K2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K2000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K2000 is 104 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
  • Quadro K2000 and Radeon HD 8790M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 500 MHz higher, than Quadro K2000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 9−10 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2000 Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Mars XTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 March 2013 16 November 2012
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 954 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 21.60
Floating-point performance 732.7 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 202 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 24 Mh/s 80 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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