Quadro 4000 vs Radeon HD 7870M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M, 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 7870M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7870M 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 7870M here:
Main Specs
Quadro 4000
Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP)
142 Watt
45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Quadro 4000 has 215% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
Quadro 4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro 4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7870M - in Laptops.
Quadro 4000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 325 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
Quadro 4000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 1192 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
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
6−7
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
16−18
medium / 1080p
8−9
8−9
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
130−140
130−140
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
27−30
30−33
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
80−85
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
80−85
80−85
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−35
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
8−9
8−9
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
9−10
9−10
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
low / 720p
60−65
60−65
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
5−6
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
6−7
6−7
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−12
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
24−27
24−27
medium / 768p
16−18
16−18
high / 1080p
9−10
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
high / 768p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in World of Tanks is 2% more, than Quadro 4000.
Full Specs
Quadro 4000
Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF100
Heathrow XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
2 November 2010
24 April 2012
Pipelines
256
640
Core clock speed
475 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
15.20
32.00
Floating-point performance
486.4 gflops
1,024 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2808 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
89.86 GB/s
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
Laptop size
large
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