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    Quadro K4000M vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K4000M and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro K4000M and Radeon HD 7870 XT. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon HD 7870 XT

    Quadro K4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro K4000M 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 K4000M here:

    Quadro K4000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K4000M Radeon HD 7870 XT
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 185 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 85% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000M.
    • Quadro K4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro K4000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
    • Quadro K4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
    • Quadro K4000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 325 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.
    • Quadro K4000M and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than Quadro K4000M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K4000M Radeon HD 7870 XT
    Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
    Code name N14E-Q3 Tahiti
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 1 June 2012 19 November 2012
    Pipelines 960 1536
    Core clock speed 600 MHz 925 MHz
    Boost Clock 975 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.08 93.60
    Floating-point performance 1,154 gflops 2,995 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 89.6 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) 37 Mh/s 346 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
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