Quadro K2000D vs Radeon R9 280X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K2000D and Radeon R9 280X, 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 K2000D stacks up against Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  Quadro K2000D Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 250 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 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 390% more power consumption, than Quadro K2000D.
  • Quadro K2000D is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 280X has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K2000D.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K2000D is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • Quadro K2000D and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 73 mm longer, than Quadro K2000D.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro K2000D.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2000D Radeon R9 280X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Thaiti XTL
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 March 2013 8 October 2013
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 954 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 128.0
Floating-point performance 732.7 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 202 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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