Quadro M1000M vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 6970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 6970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro M1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1000M 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 M1000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 550 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 1275% more power consumption, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro M1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • Quadro M1000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 3625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 14−16
ultra / 1080p 9−10 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM107 Cayman
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 14 December 2010
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 993 MHz
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 880 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 84.48
Floating-point performance 1,017 gflops 2,703.4 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.22 kh/s
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s 273 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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