Quadro K4200 vs Radeon HD 7970

In this comparison between Quadro K4200 and Radeon HD 7970 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K4200 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K4200 Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 177% more power consumption, than Quadro K4200.
  • Quadro K4200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4200 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K4200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • Quadro K4200 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7970 is 33 mm longer, than Quadro K4200.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4200 is 4025 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 7−8 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Quadro K4200.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4200 Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Tahiti XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 22 December 2011
Pipelines 1344 2048
Core clock speed 771 MHz
Boost Clock 784 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 87.81 118.4
Floating-point performance 2,107 gflops 3,789 gflops
Length 241 mm 274 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
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