Quadro M2000 vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile with Quadro M2000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
21.33
+108%

GTX 980 Mobile outperforms M2000 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 ranking260444
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.853.86
Power efficiency7.449.53
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGM204GM206
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date21 September 2015 (9 years ago)8 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 $437.75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Mobile has 414% 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 cores2048768
Core clock speed1064 MHz796 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHz1163 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate136.255.82
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS1.786 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12848

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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data201 mm
Widthno data1" (2.5 cm)
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 typeGDDR5128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1653 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/sUp 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.24x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA+5.2

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 HD97
+116%
45−50
−116%
4K48
+129%
21−24
−129%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.08
+138%
9.73
−138%
4K8.25
+153%
20.85
−153%
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 138% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 153% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+127%
30−33
−127%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+130%
40−45
−130%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+115%
27−30
−115%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+133%
21−24
−133%
Valorant 85−90
+118%
40−45
−118%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+127%
30−33
−127%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Dota 2 56
+133%
24−27
−133%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+133%
30−33
−133%
Fortnite 110−120
+124%
50−55
−124%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+130%
40−45
−130%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
+110%
40−45
−110%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+115%
27−30
−115%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+118%
65−70
−118%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+133%
21−24
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+131%
35−40
−131%
Valorant 85−90
+118%
40−45
−118%
World of Tanks 240−250
+119%
110−120
−119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+127%
30−33
−127%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Dota 2 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+133%
30−33
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+130%
40−45
−130%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+118%
65−70
−118%
Valorant 85−90
+118%
40−45
−118%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+116%
80−85
−116%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
World of Tanks 140−150
+123%
65−70
−123%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+110%
21−24
−110%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+122%
27−30
−122%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+133%
24−27
−133%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+133%
21−24
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Valorant 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Dota 2 60
+122%
27−30
−122%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+122%
27−30
−122%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+117%
30−33
−117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+122%
27−30
−122%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Dota 2 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Fortnite 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Valorant 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and Quadro M2000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Mobile is 116% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile is 129% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.33 10.25
Recency 21 September 2015 8 April 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has a 108.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Quadro M2000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro M2000 is a workstation one.


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