Quadro M2000 vs Radeon RX 560
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 560 with Quadro M2000, including specs and performance data.
M2000 outperforms RX 560 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 468 | 441 |
| Place by popularity | 91 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.48 | 3.63 |
| Power efficiency | 8.66 | 9.45 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | GM206 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 8 April 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | $437.75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Quadro M2000 has 145% better value for money than RX 560.
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 | 1024 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1175 MHz | 796 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1275 MHz | 1163 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 2,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 81.60 | 55.82 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.611 TFLOPS | 1.786 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 48 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 201 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| 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 | 128 Bit |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1653 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | Up to 106 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
| HDMI | + | - |
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.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 35
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.83 | 12.51 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.47 | 10.34 |
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 8 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
RX 560 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Quadro M2000, on the other hand, has a 9.2% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 560 and Quadro M2000.
Be aware that Radeon RX 560 is a desktop card while Quadro M2000 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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