Quadro M2000M vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M2000M and Radeon R9 270. 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 M2000M and Radeon R9 270. 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.

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 R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 172% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000M.
  • Quadro M2000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M2000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Quadro M2000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M2000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro M2000M and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 7−8
4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Quadro M2000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000M Radeon R9 270
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Curacao
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 13 November 2013
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 1197 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.92 74.00
Floating-point performance 1,405 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 173 Mh/s 293 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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