Quadro 5000 vs Radeon HD 6970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 6970M, 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 5000 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M here:
Main Specs
Quadro 5000
Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)
152 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2.5 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Quadro 5000 has 102% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Quadro 5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 6970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro 5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M is 167 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 6970M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000 is 2100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
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
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Battlefield 5 is 20% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro 5000 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
180−190
medium / 768p
130−140
150−160
ultra / 1080p
70−75
75−80
QHD / 1440p
40−45
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
70−75
80−85
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
24−27
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
80−85
medium / 1080p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Fortnite is 14% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
95−100
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Minecraft is 4% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
20−22
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Quadro 5000.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
35−40
40−45
medium / 768p
21−24
24−27
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 17% more, than Quadro 5000.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
high / 768p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Quadro 5000.
Full Specs
Quadro 5000
Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
GF100
Blackcomb XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
23 February 2011
6 January 2011
Pipelines
352
960
Core clock speed
513 MHz
680 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
22.57
32.64
Floating-point performance
722.3 gflops
1,305.6 gflops
Length
248 mm
Memory bus width
320 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3000 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
120.0 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
66 Mh/s
118 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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