Quadro K2100M vs Radeon R9 280

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K2100M 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 K2100M 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.

Quadro K2100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K2100M 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 K2100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 200 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 263% more power consumption, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K2100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro K2100M and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K2100M is 1750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 412% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon R9 280
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK106 Tahiti
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 4 March 2014
Pipelines 576 1792
Core clock speed 667 MHz
Boost Clock 933 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.02 104.5
Floating-point performance 768.4 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.0 GB/s 240 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 38 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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