AMD Radeon 610M vs NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How do the average benchmark scores of the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 and AMD Radeon 610M compare?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro P2000 has an average benchmark score of 6049, while the AMD Radeon 610M scores 5444. This gives the Quadro P2000 an 11.1% overall advantage in the database's aggregated measurements.

Q: In which specific benchmark does the Quadro P2000 show its largest margin of victory?

A: The largest margin is in Geekbench OpenCL, where the Quadro P2000 scores 20125 versus the Radeon 610M's 4535, a 343.8% difference. This is a massive gap in compute-oriented workloads.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each GPU among all GPUs in the database?

A: The Quadro P2000 sits at the 35th percentile, while the Radeon 610M is at the 32nd percentile. Both are mid-to-lower tier parts, but the Quadro P2000 places slightly higher overall.

Q: Which GPUs are the closest rivals to the Quadro P2000 based on average score?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 at 6077 (-0.5%), the NVIDIA RTX A400 at 6078 (-0.5%), the AMD Radeon 760M at 6019 (+0.5%), and the AMD Radeon RX 6400 at 6001 (+0.8%).

Q: What are the closest competitors to the Radeon 610M?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M4000 at 5467 (-0.4%), the AMD Radeon R7 M365X at 5416 (+0.5%), the AMD Radeon R7 M440 at 5483 (-0.7%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M at 5501 (-1%).

Q: Do the two GPUs share the same API support?

A: No. The Quadro P2000 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), while the Radeon 610M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA Quadro P2000 uses the GP106 chip built on the Pascal architecture, fabricated on a 16 nm process at TSMC. It integrates 4,400 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 22.0M per mm². In contrast, the AMD Radeon 610M uses the Mendocino chip built on RDNA 2.0, fabricated on a significantly smaller 6 nm process at TSMC, with a die size of 100 mm². The Radeon 610M's transistor count is not recorded in the database, but the smaller die with a more advanced process node suggests a fundamentally different design approach.

The Quadro P2000 is a discrete card with 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 40 render output units. The Radeon 610M is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with only 128 shading units, 8 TMUs, and 4 ROPs. This is a 8x difference in shading units and TMUs, and a 10x difference in ROPs. The Radeon 610M does include 2 ray tracing cores, which the Quadro P2000 lacks entirely, reflecting the newer RDNA 2.0 architecture's feature set.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The Quadro P2000 runs at a base of 1076 MHz with a boost of 1480 MHz. The Radeon 610M has a higher base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost of 1900 MHz, but the massive difference in execution resources means the clock advantage cannot compensate for the lower unit counts.

Memory configurations are fundamentally different. The Quadro P2000 has 5 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 160-bit bus, delivering 140.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon 610M uses system shared memory, with a system-dependent bandwidth, meaning its performance is tied to the host system's memory configuration.

The power envelope is also starkly different. The Quadro P2000 has a TDP of 75 W, requires a 250 W suggested PSU, and is a single-slot card with no power connectors. The Radeon 610M has a TDP of just 15 W, is an IGP with no slot width, and has no power connectors or suggested PSU. The Quadro P2000 also uses a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, while the Radeon 610M uses PCIe 4.0 x8.

The Quadro P2000 offers 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, while the Radeon 610M's display outputs are portable device dependent. The Quadro P2000 measures 196 mm in length and 111 mm in height, while the Radeon 610M has no recorded dimensions.

The Verdict

The data clearly indicates that the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 is the superior performer in raw compute and graphics workloads. Its average benchmark score of 6049 beats the Radeon 610M's 5444 by 11.1%. In the two head-to-head benchmarks recorded, the Quadro P2000 wins both: Geekbench OpenCL by 343.8% and Geekbench Vulkan by 270.9%.

However, the intended use cases are entirely different. The Quadro P2000 is a professional workstation card from 2017, designed for CAD, content creation, and professional visualization tasks. The Radeon 610M is a 2022 integrated GPU for mobile devices, intended for basic multimedia and light productivity.

Users who need a discrete GPU with dedicated 5 GB GDDR5 memory, 140.2 GB/s bandwidth, and a 75 W power envelope should pick the Quadro P2000. It is end-of-life but still delivers strong compute performance. Users with a modern AMD mobile platform who need an integrated solution with the latest DirectX 12 Ultimate support and ray tracing cores should accept the Radeon 610M's limitations. Its 15 W TDP makes it ideal for ultraportable laptops where power efficiency is paramount.

The Quadro P2000's 35th percentile ranking and the Radeon 610M's 32nd percentile both indicate mid-to-lower tier positioning, but the discrete card's advantage in execution resources is decisive. For any workload that demands consistent performance, the Quadro P2000 is the data-backed choice. For extreme power efficiency in a mobile context, the Radeon 610M is the only option that fits.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The Quadro P2000 uses the Pascal architecture with a GP106 chip on a 16 nm process, while the Radeon 610M uses RDNA 2.0 with a Mendocino chip on a 6 nm process. The die size is 200 mm² for the Quadro P2000 versus 100 mm² for the Radeon 610M, and the transistor count is 4,400 million versus not recorded.

Clock speeds: the Quadro P2000 has a 1076 MHz base and 1480 MHz boost, while the Radeon 610M has a 1500 MHz base and 1900 MHz boost. Memory: the Quadro P2000 has 5 GB GDDR5 on a 160-bit bus with 140.2 GB/s bandwidth, while the Radeon 610M uses system shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Execution resources: the Quadro P2000 has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 40 ROPs, versus 128 shading units, 8 TMUs, and 4 ROPs for the Radeon 610M. The Radeon 610M has 2 ray tracing cores; the Quadro P2000 has none.

The Quadro P2000's pixel rate is 59.20 GPixel/s and texture rate is 94.72 GTexel/s, versus 7.600 GPixel/s and 15.20 GTexel/s for the Radeon 610M. FP32 compute is 3.031 TFLOPS for the Quadro P2000 versus 486.4 GFLOPS for the Radeon 610M. FP16 is 47.36 GFLOPS (1:64) for the Quadro P2000 versus 972.8 GFLOPS (2:1) for the Radeon 610M, meaning the Radeon has a 2:1 FP16 ratio while the Quadro has a 1:64 ratio.

Power: the Quadro P2000 is 75 W TDP with a 250 W suggested PSU, while the Radeon 610M is 15 W TDP with no suggested PSU. The Quadro P2000 is single-slot with PCIe 3.0 x16 and 4x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Radeon 610M is an IGP with PCIe 4.0 x8 and portable device dependent outputs.

API support: the Quadro P2000 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), while the Radeon 610M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. Release dates differ by over five years: February 2017 for the Quadro P2000, September 2022 for the Radeon 610M.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two head-to-head benchmarks between the Quadro P2000 and the Radeon 610M, and the Quadro P2000 wins both decisively.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the Quadro P2000 scores 20125 against the Radeon 610M's 4535. This is a 343.8% advantage for the Quadro P2000. The Radeon 610M's score is less than one quarter of the Quadro P2000's output. This benchmark exercises general-purpose compute on the GPU, and the Quadro P2000's 1,024 shading units and dedicated 5 GB GDDR5 memory with 140.2 GB/s bandwidth provide a massive edge over the Radeon 610M's 128 shading units and system shared memory.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the Quadro P2000 scores 23566 against the Radeon 610M's 6353. The delta is 270.9%, slightly smaller than the OpenCL gap but still overwhelming. The Vulkan API is a low-level graphics and compute interface, and the Quadro P2000's superior texture rate of 94.72 GTexel/s versus 15.20 GTexel/s helps explain its dominance.

The wins are counted as 2 for the Quadro P2000 and 0 for the Radeon 610M. Notably, there are no recorded DirectX benchmarks or PassMark tests for the Radeon 610M, so the head-to-head data is limited to these two Geekbench tests. The Quadro P2000's own PassMark scores include a G3D score of 6956 and a GPU compute score of 2933, but no comparable data exists for the Radeon 610M.

The average benchmark scores align with the head-to-head results. The Quadro P2000's 6049 average is 11.1% higher than the Radeon 610M's 5444, though the head-to-head deltas are much larger because the average includes a broader set of tests.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA Quadro P2000 wins in every recorded benchmark category. It dominates OpenCL compute with a 343.8% advantage, indicating that any workload relying on GPU compute acceleration will heavily favor the Quadro P2000. Its Vulkan performance is 270.9% higher, which covers both graphics rendering and compute workloads using that API.

The Quadro P2000 also wins in the broader database context. Its average score of 6049 places it at the 35th percentile, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A400 and AMD Radeon 760M, both modern GPUs. The Radeon 610M's nearest rivals are older or lower-tier parts like the NVIDIA Quadro M4000 and AMD Radeon R7 M440.

The Radeon 610M's sole advantages are in power efficiency and modern feature support. Its 15 W TDP is one fifth of the Quadro P2000's 75 W, making it suitable for passively cooled ultraportable devices. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes features like ray tracing, and it has 2 dedicated ray tracing cores. The Quadro P2000 only supports DirectX 12 (12_1) and has no ray tracing hardware.

The Radeon 610M also benefits from a smaller die size (100 mm² versus 200 mm²) and a more advanced 6 nm process node, though this does not translate into performance wins in the recorded data.

For professional workstation tasks, CAD visualization, and GPU compute, the Quadro P2000 is the clear winner. For ultra-mobile devices where power draw is critical and the workload is light, the Radeon 610M's 15 W envelope and modern API support make it the appropriate choice, despite its lower performance. The data shows no benchmark category where the Radeon 610M beats the Quadro P2000, but the use case determines which GPU is more suitable.