Quadro M2000M vs Radeon R7 A265

In this comparison between Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 A265 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 M2000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 A265 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M2000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M2000M 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 M2000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000M Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M2000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M2000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • Quadro M2000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M2000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M2000M is 313 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000M is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 1−2
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 21−24 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000M Radeon R7 A265
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Opal
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 9 January 2014
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1197 MHz 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.92 19.80
Floating-point performance 1,405 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 173 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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