Quadro K1000M vs Radeon HD 7870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7870, 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 K1000M stacks up against Radeon HD 7870, check out specs charts below.

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Quadro K1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1000M 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 K1000M here:

Quadro K1000M Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro K1000M	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870 has 288% more power consumption, than Quadro K1000M.
Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro K1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7870 - in Desktops.
Quadro K1000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 150 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3000 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	1−2	45−50
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	75−80
medium / 1080p	−	40−45
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	240−250
medium / 768p	27−30	210−220
ultra / 1080p	7−8	130−140
QHD / 1440p	−	100−110
4K / 2160p	−	60−65
high / 768p	16−18	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 596% more, than Quadro K1000M.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	21−24	130−140
medium / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 513% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	75−80
medium / 1080p	0−1	45−50
low / 768p	18−20	110−120
medium / 768p	−	100−110
high / 1080p	0−1	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 505% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Quadro K1000M.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	75−80
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 862% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
low / 768p	0−1	85−90
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

	Quadro K1000M	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Kepler	GCN
Code name	N14P-Q1	Pitcairn XT
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2012	5 March 2012
Pipelines	192	1280
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	13.60
Floating-point performance	326.4 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	10 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized
Optimus	+
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Quadro K1000M vs Radeon HD 7870

Quadro K1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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