Quadro 6000 vs Radeon HD 7870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 6000 and Radeon HD 7870M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro 6000 and Radeon HD 7870M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7870M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7870M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro 6000 has 353% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Quadro 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 6000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Quadro 6000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7870M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 6000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 226 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • Quadro 6000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 1012 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 6−7
ultra / 1080p 8−9 4−5
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 16−18
medium / 1080p 16−18 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF100 Heathrow XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 10 December 2010 24 April 2012
Pipelines 448 640
Core clock speed 574 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14 32.00
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops 1,024 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2988 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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