Quadro K4000 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4000 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 K4000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Quadro K4000	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 587% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K4000 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro K4000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
Quadro K4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 26 mm longer, than Quadro K4000.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 4241 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Quadro K4000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than Quadro K4000.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K4000 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	210−220
medium / 768p	170−180	180−190
ultra / 1080p	90−95	95−100
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Quadro K4000.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Quadro K4000.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Quadro K4000.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than Quadro K4000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	95−100
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 7% more, than Quadro K4000.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	20−22
QHD / 1440p	7−8	9−10
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 12% more, than Quadro K4000.
low / 768p	80−85	85−90
medium / 768p	70−75	75−80
high / 1080p	27−30	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Quadro K4000.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 9% more, than Quadro K4000.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Quadro K4000 and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Quadro K4000.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 6% more, than Quadro K4000.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
medium / 768p	30−35	30−35
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 4% more, than Quadro K4000.
low / 768p	100−105	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Quadro K4000.

Full Specs

	Quadro K4000	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Kepler	Terascale 2
Code name	GK106	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 March 2013	14 December 2010
Pipelines	768	1536
Core clock speed	810 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	2,540 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	51.84	84.48
Floating-point performance	1,244 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5616 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.8 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.21 kh/s
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	61 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Quadro K4000 vs Radeon HD 6970

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