Quadro 4000 vs Radeon HD 7870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro 4000 stacks up against Radeon HD 7870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro 4000	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	142 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 23% more power consumption, than Quadro 4000.
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 4000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 525 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
Quadro 4000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 1992 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	16−18	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 222% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	24−27	75−80
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 213% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	130−140	240−250
medium / 768p	110−120	210−220
ultra / 1080p	50−55	130−140
QHD / 1440p	27−30	100−110
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	80−85	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 115% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−35	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 84% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	8−9	30−33
ultra / 1080p	7−8	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	3−4	9−10
low / 720p	18−20	60−65
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 255% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	130−140
medium / 1080p	21−24	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 162% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−33
QHD / 1440p	1−2	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	75−80
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 230% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	50−55	110−120
medium / 768p	45−50	100−110
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	6−7	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 148% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	3−4	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	6−7	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 242% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 26% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 68% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 180% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	24−27	85−90
medium / 768p	16−18	50−55
high / 1080p	9−10	30−33
ultra / 1080p	6−7	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 38% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

	Quadro 4000	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF100	Pitcairn XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 November 2010	5 March 2012
Pipelines	256	1280
Core clock speed	475 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	15.20
Floating-point performance	486.4 gflops
Length	241 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2808 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	89.86 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	2.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	44 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Quadro 4000 vs Radeon HD 7870

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