Quadro K1000M vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

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

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:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 185 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 311% more power consumption, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7870 XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro K1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 75 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 4200 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N14P-Q1 Tahiti
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 19 November 2012
Pipelines 192 1536
Core clock speed 850 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 93.60
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 10 Mh/s 346 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
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