Quadro M2000 vs Radeon RX 470
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 470 with Quadro M2000, including specs and performance data.
RX 470 outperforms M2000 by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 273 | 448 |
| Place by popularity | 42 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 18.01 | 4.11 |
| Power efficiency | 12.04 | 9.50 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | GM206 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 8 April 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | $437.75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RX 470 has 338% better value for money than Quadro M2000.
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 cores | 2048 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 926 MHz | 796 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1206 MHz | 1163 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 2,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 154.4 | 55.82 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.94 TFLOPS | 1.786 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 48 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 201 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | 128 Bit |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1650 MHz | 1653 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | Up to 106 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| nView Desktop Management | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 69
+130%
| 30−35
−130%
|
| 1440p | 38
+111%
| 18−20
−111%
|
| 4K | 37
+106%
| 18−20
−106%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.59
+462%
| 14.59
−462%
|
| 1440p | 4.71
+416%
| 24.32
−416%
|
| 4K | 4.84
+403%
| 24.32
−403%
|
- RX 470 has 462% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 470 has 416% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 470 has 403% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 50−55
+117%
|
24−27
−117%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+133%
|
18−20
−133%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 50−55
+117%
|
24−27
−117%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+131%
|
35−40
−131%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+133%
|
18−20
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+123%
|
30−33
−123%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+106%
|
50−55
−106%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+129%
|
35−40
−129%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+104%
|
27−30
−104%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 71
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+109%
|
70−75
−109%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 50−55
+117%
|
24−27
−117%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+131%
|
35−40
−131%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
+114%
|
110−120
−114%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+133%
|
18−20
−133%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+120%
|
50−55
−120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+123%
|
30−33
−123%
|
| Fortnite | 88
+120%
|
40−45
−120%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+129%
|
35−40
−129%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+104%
|
27−30
−104%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 73
+109%
|
35−40
−109%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+105%
|
21−24
−105%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50
+108%
|
24−27
−108%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70
+133%
|
30−33
−133%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+109%
|
70−75
−109%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+131%
|
35−40
−131%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+133%
|
18−20
−133%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+120%
|
50−55
−120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 61
+103%
|
30−33
−103%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+129%
|
35−40
−129%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+104%
|
27−30
−104%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40
+122%
|
18−20
−122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40
+122%
|
18−20
−122%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+109%
|
70−75
−109%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 59
+119%
|
27−30
−119%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+103%
|
70−75
−103%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 33
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+117%
|
12−14
−117%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+115%
|
80−85
−115%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+103%
|
90−95
−103%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+107%
|
27−30
−107%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+111%
|
9−10
−111%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 43
+105%
|
21−24
−105%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+108%
|
24−27
−108%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+119%
|
16−18
−119%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+129%
|
14−16
−129%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
+119%
|
21−24
−119%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 33
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+107%
|
14−16
−107%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+104%
|
55−60
−104%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Dota 2 | 86
+115%
|
40−45
−115%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+119%
|
16−18
−119%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 17
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
This is how RX 470 and Quadro M2000 compete in popular games:
- RX 470 is 130% faster in 1080p
- RX 470 is 111% faster in 1440p
- RX 470 is 106% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.06 | 10.39 |
| Recency | 4 August 2016 | 8 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 75 Watt |
RX 470 has a 102.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Quadro M2000, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M2000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 470 is a desktop card while Quadro M2000 is a workstation one.
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