Quadro 2000D vs Radeon R9 280

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 2000D and Radeon R9 280. 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 2000D and Radeon R9 280. 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.

Main Specs

  Quadro 2000D Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 222% more power consumption, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Quadro 2000D is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 2000D is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro 2000D is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 97 mm longer, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 2000D is 1350 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Quadro 2000D.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000D Radeon R9 280
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF106 Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 5 October 2011 4 March 2014
Pipelines 192 1792
Core clock speed 625 MHz
Boost Clock 933 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00 104.5
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 178 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2600 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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