Quadro M4000 vs Radeon HD 7970M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970M, 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 M4000 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 Radeon HD 7970M here:

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Main Specs

	Quadro M4000	Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Quadro M4000 has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Quadro M4000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Quadro M4000 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Quadro M4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
Quadro M4000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 77 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 1208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−12
QHD / 1440p	16−18	5−6
4K / 2160p	10−11	4−5
low / 720p	60−65	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	55−60	27−30
ultra / 1080p	45−50	24−27
QHD / 1440p	35−40	9−10
4K / 2160p	18−20	6−7
low / 720p	100−110	60−65
medium / 1080p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	220−230
medium / 768p	220−230	190−200
ultra / 1080p	180−190	110−120
QHD / 1440p	110−120	75−80
4K / 2160p	70−75	40−45
high / 768p	210−220	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 7970M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	45−50	21−24
ultra / 1080p	40−45	20−22
QHD / 1440p	27−30	18−20
4K / 2160p	14−16	7−8
low / 720p	80−85	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Far Cry 5 is 86% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	60−65	30−33
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	27−30	14−16
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Fortnite is 74% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	60−65	30−35
ultra / 1080p	45−50	24−27
QHD / 1440p	30−35	12−14
4K / 2160p	24−27	12−14
low / 720p	100−110	60−65
medium / 1080p	65−70	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 86% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	140−150	95−100
medium / 768p	120−130	85−90
high / 1080p	70−75	35−40
ultra / 1080p	30−35	14−16
QHD / 1440p	21−24	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 64% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	20−22	9−10
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	35−40
medium / 1080p	30−35	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Metro Exodus is 106% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	35−40
medium / 1080p	35−40	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	130−140	65−70
medium / 768p	85−90	40−45
high / 1080p	45−50	21−24
ultra / 1080p	24−27	12−14
4K / 2160p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 106% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	40−45
high / 768p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.

Full Specs

	Quadro M4000	Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN
Code name	GM204	Wimbledon XT
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	29 June 2015	1 May 2012
Pipelines	1664	1280
Core clock speed	773 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	5,200 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	80.39	68.00
Floating-point performance	2,573 gflops	2,176 gflops
Length	241 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth		153.6 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	+	1.2.131
CUDA	5.2
SLI options	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	299 Mh/s	254 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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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