Quadro K2000 vs GeForce GTX 860M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M SLI with Quadro K2000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 860M SLI
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
12.47
+203%

GTX 860M SLI outperforms K2000 by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking399692
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.41
Power efficiency7.125.52
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)1 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1280384
Core clock speed1029 MHz954 MHz
Number of transistors2x 1870 Million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt51 Watt
Texture fill rateno data30.53
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7327 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data202 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 amount2x 4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 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 data1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+
CUDA+3.0

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 HD47
+236%
14−16
−236%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data42.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+204%
27−30
−204%
Hitman 3 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+214%
21−24
−214%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+242%
12−14
−242%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+204%
27−30
−204%
Hitman 3 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+214%
21−24
−214%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+242%
12−14
−242%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+204%
27−30
−204%
Hitman 3 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+214%
21−24
−214%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+239%
18−20
−239%
Hitman 3 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+225%
24−27
−225%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+228%
18−20
−228%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

This is how GTX 860M SLI and Quadro K2000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 860M SLI is 236% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.47 4.11
Recency 12 March 2014 1 March 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 51 Watt

GTX 860M SLI has a 203.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Quadro K2000, on the other hand, has 135.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 860M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro K2000 is a workstation one.


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