Quadro 6000 vs Radeon HD 8970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 6000 and Radeon HD 8970M. 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 8970M. 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 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 100 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 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro 6000 has 104% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
  • Quadro 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 6000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8970M.
  • Quadro 6000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 6000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 276 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • Quadro 6000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 1812 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 20−22
ultra / 1080p 8−9 12−14
QHD / 1440p 3−4 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 27−30 35−40
medium / 1080p 16−18 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than Quadro 6000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF100 Neptune
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 10 December 2010 15 May 2013
Pipelines 448 1280
Core clock speed 574 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14 72.00
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops 2,304 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2988 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s 153.6 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 273 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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