Amethyst vs Quadro P2000 Max-Q
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 352 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.16 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | GP107GL | Amethyst |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 July 2017 (6 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $426 | $50 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 768 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1215 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1468 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Quadro P2000 Max-Q and Amethyst 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 | medium sized | 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 type | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
We couldn't decide between Quadro P2000 Max-Q and Amethyst. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro P2000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while Amethyst is a desktop 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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