Quadro K4000M vs Radeon HD 6970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4000M 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 K4000M stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.
Quadro K4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Quadro K4000M 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 Quadro K4000M here:
Main Specs
Quadro K4000M
Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
550 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 450% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000M.
Quadro K4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K4000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Quadro K4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
Quadro K4000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
Quadro K4000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000M is 1425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.
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
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro K4000M.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro K4000M and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
210−220
medium / 768p
140−150
180−190
ultra / 1080p
70−75
95−100
QHD / 1440p
40−45
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
110−120
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 26% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
medium / 768p
75−80
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 21% more, than Quadro K4000M.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than Quadro K4000M.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
95−100
medium / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 29% more, than Quadro K4000M.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
20−22
QHD / 1440p
4−5
9−10
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
20−22
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
75−80
high / 1080p
20−22
30−33
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 30% more, than Quadro K4000M.
high / 1080p
7−8
9−10
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
20−22
27−30
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 10% more, than Quadro K4000M.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than Quadro K4000M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
24−27
30−35
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 38% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Quadro K4000M.
Full Specs
Quadro K4000M
Radeon HD 6970
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
N14E-Q3
Cayman
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
1 June 2012
14 December 2010
Pipelines
960
1536
Core clock speed
600 MHz
Boost Clock
880 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
48.08
84.48
Floating-point performance
1,154 gflops
2,703.4 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2800 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
37 Mh/s
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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