Quadro M4000 vs Radeon HD 7970

When choosing between Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970.

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Main Specs

	Quadro M4000	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro M4000 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro M4000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7970 is 33 mm longer, than Quadro M4000.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 4633 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	180−190
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Quadro M4000	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN
Code name	GM204	Tahiti XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	29 June 2015	22 December 2011
Pipelines	1664	2048
Core clock speed	773 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	5,200 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	80.39	118.4
Floating-point performance	2,573 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	241 mm	274 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth		264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12
Shader Model	5	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+
CUDA	5.2
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
SLI options	+
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	299 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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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Quadro M4000 vs Radeon HD 7970

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