Quadro K1100M vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 7870 XT, 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 K1100M stacks up against Radeon HD 7870 XT, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Quadro K1100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1100M 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 Quadro K1100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1100M Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 185 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 311% more power consumption, than Quadro K1100M.
  • Quadro K1100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 7870 XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro K1100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 220 MHz higher, than Quadro K1100M.
  • Quadro K1100M and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro K1100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 550% more, than Quadro K1100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1100M Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Tahiti
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 19 November 2012
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 705 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.59 93.60
Floating-point performance 542.2 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 44.8 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 18 Mh/s 346 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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