Quadro K2000D vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K2000D and Radeon R9 290X. 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 K2000D and Radeon R9 290X. 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 K2000D Radeon R9 290X
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 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 390% more power consumption, than Quadro K2000D.
  • Quadro K2000D is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K2000D.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K2000D is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • Quadro K2000D and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 290X is 73 mm longer, than Quadro K2000D.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K2000D is 2750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 330% more, than Quadro K2000D.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2000D Radeon R9 290X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Hawaii XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 March 2013 24 October 2013
Pipelines 384 2816
Core clock speed 954 MHz
Boost Clock 947 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 176.0
Floating-point performance 732.7 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 202 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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