RTX A2000 vs Quadro K1000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K1000M with RTX A2000, including specs and performance data.

K1000M
2012
2 GB DDR3, 45 Watt
2.00

RTX A2000 outperforms K1000M by a whopping 1655% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking899145
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5189.50
Power efficiency3.0934.90
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107GA106
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119.90 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX A2000 has 17449% better value for money than K1000M.

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 cores1923328
Core clock speed850 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate13.60124.8
Floating-point processing power0.3264 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs16104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data167 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s288.0 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 outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.6

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. 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.

K1000M 2.00
RTX A2000 35.10
+1655%

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.

K1000M 775
RTX A2000 13617
+1657%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

K1000M 1102
RTX A2000 19978
+1713%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

K1000M 5165
RTX A2000 76281
+1377%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

K1000M 1744
RTX A2000 73365
+4107%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

K1000M 1509
RTX A2000 68936
+4468%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

K1000M 1335
RTX A2000 84002
+6192%

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:

900p9
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
Full HD16
−488%
94
+488%
1440p2−3
−2150%
45
+2150%
4K1−2
−2800%
29
+2800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.49
−56.9%
4.78
+56.9%
1440p59.95
−501%
9.98
+501%
4K119.90
−674%
15.48
+674%
  • RTX A2000 has 57% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 has 501% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX A2000 has 674% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−600%
84
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2350%
95−100
+2350%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−417%
62
+417%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1409%
166
+1409%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−5200%
106
+5200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−788%
70−75
+788%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2350%
95−100
+2350%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−333%
52
+333%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Dota 2 4−5
−3125%
129
+3125%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−871%
136
+871%
Fortnite 10−11
−1500%
160−170
+1500%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1082%
130
+1082%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−3125%
129
+3125%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−3450%
71
+3450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−860%
190−200
+860%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−788%
70−75
+788%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1267%
120−130
+1267%
World of Tanks 35−40
−615%
270−280
+615%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2350%
95−100
+2350%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−275%
45
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Dota 2 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−564%
90−95
+564%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−891%
109
+891%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−860%
190−200
+860%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 58
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1592%
220−230
+1592%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3300%
30−35
+3300%
World of Tanks 12−14
−1638%
220−230
+1638%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 65−70
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1783%
110−120
+1783%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−2800%
55−60
+2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−840%
47
+840%
Valorant 8−9
−1238%
100−110
+1238%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−250%
56
+250%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−273%
56
+273%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1783%
110−120
+1783%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−273%
56
+273%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
Dota 2 16−18
−1650%
280−290
+1650%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5000%
50−55
+5000%
Fortnite 0−1 45−50
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 30−35
Valorant 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 58
+0%
58
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 20
+0%
20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+0%
45
+0%

This is how K1000M and RTX A2000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 is 1567% faster in 900p
  • RTX A2000 is 488% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 is 2150% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A2000 is 2800% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX A2000 is 5200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 is ahead in 38 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.00 35.10
Recency 1 June 2012 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 70 Watt

K1000M has 55.6% lower power consumption.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has a 1655% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K1000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K1000M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A2000 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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