Quadro M2000M vs Radeon E8950
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon E8950 with Quadro M2000M, including specs and performance data.
E8950 outperforms M2000M by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 368 | 492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.32 | 11.24 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | GM107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 December 2015 (9 years ago) |
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 | 2048 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 735 MHz | 1029 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1098 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 | 43.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.096 TFLOPS | 1.405 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 128 | 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 | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 80 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
| Display Port | no data | 1.2 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| nView Display Management | no data | + |
| Optimus | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| CUDA | - | 5.0 |
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 HD | 55−60
+57.1%
| 35
−57.1%
|
| 4K | 18−20
+50%
| 12
−50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
This is how Radeon E8950 and M2000M compete in popular games:
- Radeon E8950 is 57% faster in 1080p
- Radeon E8950 is 50% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.21 | 8.96 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 3 December 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 55 Watt |
Radeon E8950 has a 58.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
M2000M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 72.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon E8950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M2000M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon E8950 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro M2000M is a mobile 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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