Quadro 5000 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 4870 X2

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 88% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro 5000 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 187 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 19 mm longer, than Quadro 5000.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Fermi TeraScale
Code name GF100 R700
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 February 2011 12 August 2008
Pipelines 352 800
Core clock speed 513 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 22.57 28.00
Floating-point performance 722.3 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 248 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 320 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 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) 66 Mh/s
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