Quadro M2000 vs Radeon R9 M295X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 M295X, 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 M2000 stacks up against Radeon R9 M295X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X 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 Radeon R9 M295X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type 128 Bit Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
  • Quadro M2000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro M2000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M2000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 73 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • Quadro M2000 and Radeon R9 M295X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Quadro M2000.

Full Specs

  Quadro M2000 Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 3
Code name GM206 Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 8 April 2016 16 October 2014
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 796 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 55.82 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 Not Listed
Shader Model 5 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan +
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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