Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs Quadro 2000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro 2000 with Radeon RX 550X Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RX 550X Mobile outperforms 2000 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 846 | 593 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.15 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.73 | 8.40 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF106 | Polaris 23 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 192 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1287 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.00 | 51.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.48 TFLOPS | 1.647 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 40 |
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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 178 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 650 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 96 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
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 | 9−10
−167%
| 24
+167%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 66.56 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
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18−20
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+0%
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18−20
+0%
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| Valorant | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
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| Fortnite | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+0%
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50−55
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
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18−20
+0%
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| Valorant | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
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| World of Tanks | 95−100
+0%
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95−100
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
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18−20
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+0%
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50−55
+0%
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| Valorant | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
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| Valorant | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Fortnite | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
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| Valorant | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how Quadro 2000 and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:
- RX 550X Mobile is 167% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.36 | 5.85 |
| Recency | 24 December 2010 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX 550X Mobile has a 147.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 2000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro 2000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a notebook one.
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