FireStream 9170 vs Quadro M2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M2000 and FireStream 9170, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro M2000
2016
4 GB 128-bit, 75 Watt
10.35
+516%

M2000 outperforms FireStream 9170 by a whopping 516% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking435933
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.46no data
Power efficiency9.961.15
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM206RV670
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 April 2016 (8 years ago)8 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$437.75 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores768320
Core clock speed796 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1163 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt105 Watt
Texture fill rate55.8212.80
Floating-point processing power1.786 TFLOPS0.512 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4816

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length201 mmno data
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 type128 BitGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 106 GB/s51.2 GB/s

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Number of simultaneous displays4no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1210.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.2-

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. 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.

Quadro M2000 10.35
+516%
FireStream 9170 1.68

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.

Quadro M2000 3992
+517%
FireStream 9170 647

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.35 1.68
Recency 8 April 2016 8 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 105 Watt

Quadro M2000 has a 516.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FireStream 9170 in performance tests.


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