Quadro CX vs Radeon HD 7870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro CX 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 CX stacks up against Radeon HD 7870, check out specs charts below.
Quadro CX
Main Specs
Quadro CX
Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
175 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 7870 has 16% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
Quadro CX has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 398 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
1−2
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
10−12
45−50
medium / 1080p
2−3
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 580% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
75−80
medium / 1080p
4−5
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 614% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro CX and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
240−250
medium / 768p
85−90
210−220
ultra / 1080p
35−40
130−140
QHD / 1440p
−
100−110
4K / 2160p
10−11
60−65
high / 768p
60−65
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 170% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
Quadro CX and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
18−20
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 136% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
2−3
30−33
ultra / 1080p
2−3
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
10−11
60−65
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 850% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
30−33
QHD / 1440p
1−2
18−20
low / 720p
45−50
130−140
medium / 1080p
8−9
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 346% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
3−4
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
14−16
75−80
medium / 1080p
6−7
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 587% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
40−45
110−120
medium / 768p
−
100−110
high / 1080p
3−4
45−50
ultra / 1080p
2−3
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 281% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
1−2
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
3−4
45−50
medium / 1080p
2−3
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 1300% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
55−60
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 43% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
75−80
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 117% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
4−5
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 625% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
8−9
85−90
medium / 768p
7−8
50−55
high / 1080p
3−4
30−33
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 840% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
high / 768p
30−33
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Quadro CX.
Full Specs
Quadro CX
Radeon HD 7870
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200B
Pitcairn XT
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
11 November 2008
5 March 2012
Pipelines
192
1280
Core clock speed
602 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
38.53
Floating-point performance
462.3 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model
4.0
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
1.3
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