Quadro M2000M vs GeForce GTX 470

Place in performance ranking	479	450
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	8.13	2.38
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GF100	GM107
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 April 2010 (14 years ago)	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data
Current price	$9.98 (0x MSRP)	$363

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470 has 242% better value for money than M2000M.

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 cores	448	640
CUDA cores	448	no data
Core clock speed	607 MHz	1038 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1197 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	55 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	34.0 billion/sec	43.92
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	1,405 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 470 and Quadro M2000M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pins	None
SLI options	+	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	133.9 GB/s	80 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Display Port	no data	1.2
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported Technologies

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

Optimus	no data	+
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	+	5.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 470 8.02

M2000M 8.96
+11.7%

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 470 by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 470 3106

M2000M 3467
+11.6%

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 470 by 12% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 470 16753

M2000M 20567
+22.8%

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 470 by 23% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 470 4342

M2000M 5143
+18.4%

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 470 by 18% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 470 2758

M2000M 4157
+50.8%

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 470 by 51% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 470 25757

M2000M 29795
+15.7%

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 470 by 16% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 470 11010
+15.3%

M2000M 9553

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Quadro M2000M by 15% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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:

900p	52 −5.8%	55−60 +5.8%
Full HD	64 +77.8%	36 −77.8%
1200p	53 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
4K	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−7.7%

14−16
+7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −15.8%	21−24 +15.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −9.5%	21−24 +9.5%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −10.7%	30−35 +10.7%
Hitman 3	20−22 −10%	21−24 +10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −15.8%	21−24 +15.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −9.5%	21−24 +9.5%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −10.7%	30−35 +10.7%
Hitman 3	20−22 −10%	21−24 +10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −15.8%	21−24 +15.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −9.5%	21−24 +9.5%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −10.7%	30−35 +10.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +14.3%	14 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −80%	9 +80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how GTX 470 and M2000M compete in popular games:

M2000M is 5.8% faster than GTX 470 in 900p
GTX 470 is 77.8% faster than M2000M in 1080p
M2000M is 3.8% faster than GTX 470 in 1200p
M2000M is 22.2% faster than GTX 470 in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 470 is 14.3% faster than the M2000M.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the M2000M is 80% faster than the GTX 470.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 470 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
M2000M is ahead in 61 test (90%)
there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	8.02	8.96
Recency	12 April 2010	2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	55 Watt