NVIDIA Quadro M2000M vs AMD Radeon HD 6950

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M2000M and AMD Radeon HD 6950 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 37% higher boost clock speed: 1098 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 9.1x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 500 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 4x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1250 MHz
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3461 vs 2608
  • Around 33% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8148 vs 6105
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 47.281 vs 16.999
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.5 vs 1.659
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 51.048 vs 49.698
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4920 vs 3652
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3715 vs 2523
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4920 vs 3652
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3715 vs 2523
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 December 2015 vs 14 December 2010
Boost clock speed 1098 MHz vs 800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 500 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3461 vs 2608
Geekbench - OpenCL 8148 vs 6105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 47.281 vs 16.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.5 vs 1.659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 51.048 vs 49.698
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4920 vs 3652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 vs 2523
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4920 vs 3652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 vs 2523

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6950

  • Around 60% higher texture fill rate: 70.4 GTexel / s vs 43.92 GTexel / s
  • 2.2x more pipelines: 1408 vs 640
  • Around 60% better floating-point performance: 2,252.8 gflops vs 1,405 gflops
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 439 vs 340
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 899.056 vs 782.113
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 251.203 vs 172.896
  • 3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 11657 vs 3355
  • 3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 11657 vs 3355
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 70.4 GTexel / s vs 43.92 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1408 vs 640
Floating-point performance 2,252.8 gflops vs 1,405 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 439 vs 340
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 899.056 vs 782.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 251.203 vs 172.896
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 11657 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 11657 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M2000M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6950

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3461
2608
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
340
439
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8148
6105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
47.281
16.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
782.113
899.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.5
1.659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
51.048
49.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
172.896
251.203
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4920
3652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3715
2523
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
11657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4920
3652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3715
2523
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
11657
Name NVIDIA Quadro M2000M AMD Radeon HD 6950
PassMark - G3D Mark 3461 2608
PassMark - G2D Mark 340 439
Geekbench - OpenCL 8148 6105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 47.281 16.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 782.113 899.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.5 1.659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 51.048 49.698
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 172.896 251.203
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4920 3652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 2523
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 11657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4920 3652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 2523
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 11657
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro M2000M AMD Radeon HD 6950

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 3
Code name GM107 Cayman
Launch date 3 December 2015 14 December 2010
Place in performance rating 718 721
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Design AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $299
Price now $89.99
Value for money (0-100) 45.34

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1098 MHz 800 MHz
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,405 gflops 2,252.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 640 1408
Texture fill rate 43.92 GTexel / s 70.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt 500 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,640 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Display Port 1.2
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 267 mm

API support

DirectX 12 11
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Shader Model 5.0
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 80 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire