Quadro P1000 vs Radeon HD 4870

In this comparison between Quadro P1000 and Radeon HD 4870 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 P1000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro P1000 Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 has 219% more power consumption, than Quadro P1000.
  • Quadro P1000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P1000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro P1000 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 743 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • Quadro P1000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 is 105 mm longer, than Quadro P1000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 2408 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 27−30 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  Quadro P1000 Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Pascal TeraScale
Code name GP107 RV770
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 1 February 2017 25 June 2008
Pipelines 512 800
Core clock speed 1493 MHz 750 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 59.20 30.00
Floating-point performance 1,894 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
Length 145 mm 250 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 6.4 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2 N/A
CUDA 6.1
Optimus +
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