Quadro M2000M vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire with Quadro M2000M, including specs and performance data.

HD 8970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
18.68
+108%

HD 8970M Crossfire outperforms M2000M by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking300492
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.4411.25
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameNeptune CFGM107
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)3 December 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2560640
Core clock speed850 MHz1029 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1098 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt55 Watt
Texture fill rateno data43.92
Floating-point processing powerno data1.405 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.112
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+
CUDA-5.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

HD 8970M Crossfire 18.68
+108%
M2000M 8.97

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.

HD 8970M Crossfire 12424
+142%
M2000M 5143

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.

HD 8970M Crossfire 34215
+66.4%
M2000M 20567

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.

HD 8970M Crossfire 10354
+149%
M2000M 4157

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.

HD 8970M Crossfire 70114
+135%
M2000M 29795

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

HD 8970M Crossfire 123
+133%
M2000M 53

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 HD67
+91.4%
35
−91.4%
4K24−27
+100%
12
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+107%
27−30
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+127%
21−24
−127%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Valorant 75−80
+121%
30−35
−121%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+107%
27−30
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Dota 2 65−70
+230%
20
−230%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+68.4%
35−40
−68.4%
Fortnite 100−105
+88.7%
50−55
−88.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+127%
21−24
−127%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+120%
30
−120%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+113%
24−27
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+82.9%
70−75
−82.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+115%
27−30
−115%
Valorant 75−80
+121%
30−35
−121%
World of Tanks 128
−3.1%
130−140
+3.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+107%
27−30
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Dota 2 65−70
+106%
30−35
−106%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+68.4%
35−40
−68.4%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+127%
21−24
−127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+82.9%
70−75
−82.9%
Valorant 75−80
+121%
30−35
−121%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+288%
40−45
−288%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
World of Tanks 120−130
+96.9%
65−70
−96.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+124%
16−18
−124%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+158%
18−20
−158%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+153%
18−20
−153%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+163%
16−18
−163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Valorant 45−50
+118%
21−24
−118%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Dota 2 30−35
+68.4%
18−20
−68.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+68.4%
18−20
−68.4%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+115%
24−27
−115%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+68.4%
18−20
−68.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Dota 2 30−35
+68.4%
18−20
−68.4%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
Fortnite 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Valorant 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%

This is how HD 8970M Crossfire and M2000M compete in popular games:

  • HD 8970M Crossfire is 91% faster in 1080p
  • HD 8970M Crossfire is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8970M Crossfire is 400% faster.
  • in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the M2000M is 3% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8970M Crossfire is ahead in 62 tests (97%)
  • M2000M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.68 8.97
Recency 1 May 2012 3 December 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 55 Watt

HD 8970M Crossfire has a 108.2% higher aggregate performance score.

M2000M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 263.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M2000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while Quadro M2000M is a mobile workstation one.


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AMD Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
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