Quadro 4000 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870 XT, 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 4000 stacks up against Radeon HD 7870 XT, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 7870 XT

Main Specs

	Quadro 4000	Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP)	142 Watt	185 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 XT has 30% more power consumption, than Quadro 4000.
Quadro 4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870 XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 4000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 450 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
Quadro 4000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is 26 mm longer, than Quadro 4000.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 3192 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	6−7	35−40
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	16−18	60−65
medium / 1080p	8−9	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	12−14	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−11	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	130−140	250−260
medium / 768p	110−120	220−230
ultra / 1080p	50−55	180−190
QHD / 1440p	27−30	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	80−85	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 142% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−35	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Dota 2 is 94% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	8−9	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	3−4	14−16
low / 720p	18−20	80−85
medium / 1080p	9−10	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Far Cry 5 is 422% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−11	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	60−65	180−190
medium / 1080p	21−24	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Fortnite is 277% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 384% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	50−55	140−150
medium / 768p	45−50	120−130
high / 1080p	12−14	70−75
ultra / 1080p	6−7	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 220% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	12−14	65−70
medium / 1080p	6−7	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Metro Exodus is 414% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	95−100	130−140
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Minecraft is 36% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	12−14	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−12	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	24−27	130−140
medium / 768p	16−18	85−90
high / 1080p	9−10	45−50
ultra / 1080p	6−7	24−27
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 376% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	50−55
high / 768p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in World of Tanks is 42% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

	Quadro 4000	Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 1.0
Code name	GF100	Tahiti
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 November 2010	19 November 2012
Pipelines	256	1536
Core clock speed	475 MHz	925 MHz
Boost Clock		975 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	15.20	93.60
Floating-point performance	486.4 gflops	2,995 gflops
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2808 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	89.86 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	44 Mh/s	346 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14.5 Mh/s
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Quadro 4000 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

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