A new 2 μm high repetition frequency Ho:GdVO4 solid state laser operating in room temperature conditions is introduced. Firstly, the absorption spectrum of the Ho:GdVO4 crystal is measured with a spectrophotometer in room temperature, and the absorption cross-section of Ho:GdVO4 crystal at 2 μm is obtained by J-O theory. Secondly, through measuring and calculating, the fluorescent spectrum, the emission cross-section at 2 μm is got. Finally, the wavelength of pump source is defined based on the absorption spectrum, the maximum average output power of 11 W is obtained at 30 kHz pumped by a 1 942 nm Tm-fiber laser.