Quadro K2200 vs Radeon HD 8970M

Place in performance ranking	415	445
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.54	3.06
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Neptune	GM107
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	15 May 2013 (11 years ago)	22 July 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$395.75
Current price	$135	$313 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8970M has 277% better value for money than Quadro K2200.

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	1280	640
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1046 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1124 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	68 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.00	44.96
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops	1,439 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8970M and Quadro K2200 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	202 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	80.19 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

No outputs

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
CUDA	no data	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.

HD 8970M 10.03
+9.1%

Quadro K2200 9.19

Radeon HD 8970M outperforms Quadro K2200 by 9% based on our aggregate 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%

HD 8970M 3876
+9.2%

Quadro K2200 3550

Radeon HD 8970M outperforms Quadro K2200 by 9% in Passmark.

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 HD

53
+17.8%

45−50

−17.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+14.3%

14−16

−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Hitman 3	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Hitman 3	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+16.7%

24−27

−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%