Quadro 2000 vs Radeon HD 8870M

In this comparison between Quadro 2000 and Radeon HD 8870M 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 2000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8870M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 8870M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 2000 Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 2000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 8870M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000.
  • Quadro 2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 2000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 100 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000.
  • Quadro 2000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 1900 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 7−8
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 18−20
medium / 1080p 2−3 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro 2000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000 Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF106 Venus
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 December 2010 18 December 2012
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 625 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00 31.00
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 992.0 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2600 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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