Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD FirePro M2000 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M
Price now
140$
Games supported
51%
- Interface MXM-B (3.0)
- Core clock speed 600
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1000
- 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 | 996 | 994 |
| Value for money | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | NB10-GLM3 | Turks GLM |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 December 2009 (13 years old) | 1 July 2012 (10 years old) |
| Current price | $140 | $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 | 96 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.80 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 288 gflops | 480.0 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Quadro FX 2800M 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 | large | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | n/a |
| Interface | MXM-B (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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 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_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 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.
FirePro M2000 outperforms Quadro FX 2800M by 1% 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%
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%
Quadro FX 2800M outperforms FirePro M2000 by 46% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Quadro FX 2800M 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 | 31
+93.8%
| 16
−93.8%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
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 | 0−1 | 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 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how FX 2800M and FirePro M2000 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- FX 2800M is 93.8% faster than FirePro M2000
All in all, in popular games:
- FX 2800M is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- FirePro M2000 is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- there's a draw in 20 tests (100%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.07 | 1.08 |
| Recency | 1 December 2009 | 1 July 2012 |
| Memory bus width | 256 | 64 |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 | 25.6 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 480 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 33 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 2800M 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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