Quadro M4000 vs Radeon HD 5870

When comparing Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 5870, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 5870 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Main Specs

  Quadro M4000 Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 188 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5870 has 56% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000.
  • Quadro M4000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro M4000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 77 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • Quadro M4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5870 is 41 mm longer, than Quadro M4000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 1208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

  Quadro M4000 Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GM204 Cypress
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 29 June 2015 23 September 2009
Pipelines 1664 1600
Core clock speed 773 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 80.39 68.00
Floating-point performance 2,573 gflops 2,720.0 gflops
Length 241 mm 282 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + N/A
CUDA 5.2
SLI options +
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3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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