Quadro K4000 vs Radeon HD 6970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4000 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 K4000 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 K4000
Radeon HD 6970M
Power consumption (TDP)
80 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
3 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Quadro K4000 has 6% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Quadro K4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Quadro K4000 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Quadro K4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M - in Laptops.
Quadro K4000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Quadro K4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 4716 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
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
QHD / 1440p
5−6
2−3
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Battlefield 5 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro K4000 and Radeon HD 6970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
180−190
medium / 768p
170−180
150−160
ultra / 1080p
90−95
75−80
QHD / 1440p
50−55
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
130−140
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
medium / 768p
90−95
80−85
ultra / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
30−33
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
80−85
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Fortnite is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
QHD / 1440p
7−8
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
70−75
60−65
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−12
9−10
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
9−10
7−8
ultra / 1080p
7−8
5−6
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Metro Exodus is 22% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
100−110
95−100
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
21−24
20−22
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
50−55
40−45
medium / 768p
30−35
24−27
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p
100−105
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
high / 768p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Full Specs
Quadro K4000
Radeon HD 6970M
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
GK106
Blackcomb XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 March 2013
6 January 2011
Pipelines
768
960
Core clock speed
810 MHz
680 MHz
Transistor count
2,540 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
51.84
32.64
Floating-point performance
1,244 gflops
1,305.6 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5616 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
134.8 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
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.21 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
61 Mh/s
118 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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