Quadro 7000 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 7000 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 7000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 7000

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Main Specs

	Quadro 7000	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 169% more power consumption, than Quadro 7000.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro 7000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 7000 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
Quadro 7000 and Radeon HD 6970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 19 mm longer, than Quadro 7000.
Memory clock speed of Quadro 7000 is 2029 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
QHD / 1440p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	60−65	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−35	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Battlefield 5 is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	50−55	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	220−230	210−220
medium / 768p	190−200	180−190
ultra / 1080p	100−110	95−100
QHD / 1440p	70−75	50−55
4K / 2160p	35−40	30−33
high / 768p	150−160	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	90−95
ultra / 1080p	70−75	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	20−22	16−18
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	18−20
QHD / 1440p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	110−120	95−100
medium / 1080p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Fortnite is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	30−33	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	10−12	9−10
low / 720p	60−65	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−35	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	85−90	75−80
high / 1080p	35−40	30−33
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	5−6	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	10−12	9−10
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Quadro 7000.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	65−70	55−60
medium / 768p	40−45	30−35
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Quadro 7000.

Full Specs

	Quadro 7000	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	GF110	Cayman
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 May 2012	14 December 2010
Pipelines	512	1536
Core clock speed	651 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	3,000 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	41.66	84.48
Floating-point performance	1,332 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length	248 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3404 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	163.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	2.0
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Quadro 7000 vs Radeon HD 6970

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