Quadro P400 vs Radeon HD 7970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P400 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 P400 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
Quadro P400
Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
3x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7970M has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro P400.
Quadro P400 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Quadro P400 and Radeon HD 7970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro P400 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
Quadro P400 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Quadro P400 is 378 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.
Quadro P400 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 792 MHz higher, than Quadro P400.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
9−10
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−12
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Battlefield 5 is 131% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
140−150
220−230
medium / 768p
110−120
190−200
ultra / 1080p
55−60
110−120
QHD / 1440p
30−35
75−80
4K / 2160p
27−30
40−45
high / 768p
85−90
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 76% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
medium / 768p
60−65
100−110
ultra / 1080p
35−40
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Dota 2 is 59% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
9−10
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
4−5
7−8
low / 720p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−11
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Far Cry 5 is 118% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
16−18
30−33
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
110−120
medium / 1080p
24−27
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Fortnite is 96% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
12−14
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
24−27
QHD / 1440p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 142% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
55−60
95−100
medium / 768p
45−50
85−90
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 90% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
35−40
medium / 1080p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Metro Exodus is 171% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Minecraft is 18% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 43% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−12
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
27−30
65−70
medium / 768p
18−20
40−45
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 114% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
40−45
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Quadro P400.
Full Specs
Quadro P400
Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture
Pascal
GCN
Code name
GP107
Wimbledon XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
7 February 2017
1 May 2012
Pipelines
256
1280
Core clock speed
1228 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1252 MHz
Transistor count
3,300 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
20.03
68.00
Floating-point performance
679.9 gflops
2,176 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4008 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32.06 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
CUDA
6.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
254 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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