Quadro M2000M vs Radeon R7 M460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 M460, 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 M2000M stacks up against Radeon R7 M460, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 M460 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 M460 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R7 M460 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000M Radeon R7 M460
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 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M2000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 M460.
  • Quadro M2000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 M460 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M2000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M2000M is 54 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.
  • Quadro M2000M and Radeon R7 M460 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000M is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 2−3
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 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon R7 M460.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000M Radeon R7 M460
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Meso
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 21 February 2016
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 984 MHz
Boost Clock 1197 MHz 1125 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.92 27.00
Floating-point performance 1,405 gflops 864.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
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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