Radeon HD 7870M vs Tesla T4

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7870M and Tesla T4 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 7870M will be the best choice, for others Tesla T4 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  Radeon HD 7870M Tesla T4
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 70 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla T4 has 55% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla T4 has 14 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Radeon HD 7870M is used in Laptops, and Tesla T4 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7870M is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla T4 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 215 MHz higher, than Tesla T4.
  • Radeon HD 7870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla T4 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla T4 is 6000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.

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 Tesla T4 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7870M Tesla T4
Architecture GCN Turing
Code name Heathrow XT TU104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 24 April 2012 13 September 2018
Pipelines 640 2560
Core clock speed 800 MHz 585 MHz
Boost Clock 1590 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 254.4
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 320.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
Laptop size large
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