Quadro M2000 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Quadro M2000, including specs and performance data.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms M2000 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 379 | 442 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.89 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.54 |
| Architecture | no data | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | no data | GM206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 8 April 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $437.75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | 796 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1163 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 55.82 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.786 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 48 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 201 mm |
| Width | no data | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | 128 Bit |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1653 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | Up to 106 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 4x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| nView Desktop Management | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 27
+50%
| 18−21
−50%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 24.32 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+50%
|
30−33
−50%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40−45
−37.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+33.3%
|
27−30
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+40.7%
|
27−30
−40.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+41.7%
|
24−27
−41.7%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40−45
−37.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+50%
|
30−33
−50%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+42.9%
|
35−40
−42.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+48.6%
|
35−40
−48.6%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
+40%
|
55−60
−40%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40−45
−37.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+33.3%
|
27−30
−33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+40%
|
35−40
−40%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+40.7%
|
27−30
−40.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−105
+33.3%
|
75−80
−33.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+41.7%
|
24−27
−41.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+40%
|
30−33
−40%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40−45
−37.5%
|
| World of Tanks | 180−190
+40%
|
130−140
−40%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+50%
|
30−33
−50%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+42.9%
|
35−40
−42.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+48.6%
|
35−40
−48.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40−45
−37.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+33.3%
|
27−30
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−105
+33.3%
|
75−80
−33.3%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+37.5%
|
40−45
−37.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+36.3%
|
80−85
−36.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| World of Tanks | 95−100
+37.1%
|
70−75
−37.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+47.6%
|
21−24
−47.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+33.3%
|
24−27
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+37.5%
|
24−27
−37.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+50%
|
12−14
−50%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+41.7%
|
24−27
−41.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−33
−33.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9−10
−44.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
+50%
|
10−11
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
+50%
|
10−11
−50%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Quadro M2000 compete in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 50% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.70 | 10.38 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 8 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 28 nm |
Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 32% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M2000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Quadro M2000 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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