Quadro K2100M vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K2100M and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 K2100M and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 7870 XT

Quadro K2100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K2100M 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 K2100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 55 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 236% more power consumption, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K2100M and Radeon HD 7870 XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro K2100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K2100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 258 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro K2100M and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 3000 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 412% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K2100M Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK106 Tahiti
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 19 November 2012
Pipelines 576 1536
Core clock speed 667 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.02 93.60
Floating-point performance 768.4 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.0 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) 38 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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