Quadro 2000 vs Radeon HD 7990

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7990 with Quadro 2000, including specs and performance data.

HD 7990
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
14.42
+489%

HD 7990 outperforms 2000 by a whopping 489% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking356830
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.470.12
Power efficiency2.662.74
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameMaltaGF106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date24 April 2013 (11 years ago)24 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7990 has 1125% better value for money than Quadro 2000.

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 cores2048192
Core clock speed950 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt62 Watt
Texture fill rate128.020.00
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS0.48 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12832

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
Length307 mm178 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz650 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s41.6 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-2.1

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.

HD 7990 14.42
+489%
Quadro 2000 2.45

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.

HD 7990 5565
+488%
Quadro 2000 946

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 14.42 2.45
Recency 24 April 2013 24 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 62 Watt

HD 7990 has a 488.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Quadro 2000, on the other hand, has 504.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7990 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7990 is a desktop card while Quadro 2000 is a workstation one.


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