Quadro 6000 vs Radeon HD 4870

In this comparison between Quadro 6000 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 6000 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 6000 Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro 6000 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro 6000 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 6000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 176 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.
  • Quadro 6000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 is 2 mm longer, than Quadro 6000.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 612 MHz higher, than Quadro 6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  Quadro 6000 Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Fermi TeraScale
Code name GF100 RV770
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 10 December 2010 25 June 2008
Pipelines 448 800
Core clock speed 574 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14 30.00
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
Length 248 mm 250 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2988 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
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