Quadro K2000 vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI

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Aggregated performance score

GTX 1070 SLI
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
38.56
+845%

GeForce GTX 1070 SLI outperforms Quadro K2000 by a whopping 845% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking110650
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation33.440.30
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)1 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current price$185 $550 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI has 11047% better value for money than Quadro K2000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3840384
Core clock speed1506 MHz954 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt51 Watt
Texture fill rateno data30.53
Floating-point performanceno data732.7 gflops

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data202 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan++
CUDA+3.0

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 HD120
+900%
12−14
−900%
4K56
+1020%
5−6
−1020%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+857%
7−8
−857%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+1020%
10−11
−1020%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+950%
10−11
−950%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+880%
10−11
−880%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+933%
9−10
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+883%
12−14
−883%
Hitman 3 120−130
+925%
12−14
−925%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+938%
8−9
−938%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+933%
6−7
−933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+933%
9−10
−933%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+857%
7−8
−857%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+1020%
10−11
−1020%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+950%
10−11
−950%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+880%
10−11
−880%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+933%
9−10
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+883%
12−14
−883%
Hitman 3 120−130
+925%
12−14
−925%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+938%
8−9
−938%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+886%
7−8
−886%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+933%
6−7
−933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+933%
9−10
−933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111
+1010%
10−11
−1010%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+857%
7−8
−857%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+1020%
10−11
−1020%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+880%
10−11
−880%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+933%
9−10
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+883%
12−14
−883%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+943%
7−8
−943%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+967%
6−7
−967%
Hitman 3 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+980%
5−6
−980%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+867%
6−7
−867%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+913%
8−9
−913%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+900%
7−8
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+943%
7−8
−943%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+913%
8−9
−913%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Hitman 3 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+980%
5−6
−980%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+980%
5−6
−980%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and Quadro K2000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI is 900% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 SLI is 1020% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.56 4.08
Recency 16 August 2016 1 March 2013
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 51 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is a desktop card while Quadro K2000 is a workstation one.


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