Quadro M4000 vs Radeon HD 8970M

In this comparison between Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 8970M 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 M4000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M4000 Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro M4000 has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M4000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8970M.
  • Quadro M4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M4000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 77 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • Quadro M4000 and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 1208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 20−22
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 6−7
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M4000 Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN
Code name GM204 Neptune
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 29 June 2015 15 May 2013
Pipelines 1664 1280
Core clock speed 773 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 80.39 72.00
Floating-point performance 2,573 gflops 2,304 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 273 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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