Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD FirePro M2000 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
Price now
309$
Games supported
51%
- Interface MXM-A (3.0)
- Core clock speed 560
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type DDR3, GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 1100
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 500
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 3200
- Maximum resolution Depends on system
Price now
387$
Games supported
51%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 956 | 994 |
| Value for money | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT215 | Turks GLM |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 February 2010 (13 years old) | 1 July 2012 (10 years old) |
| Current price | $309 | $387 |
Value for money
Technical specs
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 | 72 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 560 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.46 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 162 gflops | 480.0 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Quadro FX 1800M and FirePro M2000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 | medium sized | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | n/a |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Form factor | no data | chip-down |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 35.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 outputs | No outputs |
| StereoOutput3D | no data | 1 |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | no data |
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.
Quadro FX 1800M outperforms FirePro M2000 by 9% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%
Quadro FX 1800M outperforms FirePro M2000 by 10% 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: 16%
FirePro M2000 outperforms Quadro FX 1800M by 15% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Quadro FX 1800M and FirePro M2000. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | no data | 44 Mh/s |
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 | no data | 9 |
| Full HD | no data | 16 |
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | no data |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | no data |
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FX 1800M is 100% faster than the FirePro M2000.
All in all, in popular games:
- FX 1800M is ahead in 5 tests (26%)
- FirePro M2000 is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- there's a draw in 14 tests (74%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.18 | 1.08 |
| Recency | 1 February 2010 | 1 July 2012 |
| Memory bus width | 128 | 64 |
| Memory bandwidth | 35.2 | 25.6 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 72 | 480 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 33 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 1800M and FirePro M2000. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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