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    Quadro K3100M vs Radeon HD 7970

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K3100M and Radeon HD 7970. 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 K3100M and Radeon HD 7970. 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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    Quadro K3100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro K3100M 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 K3100M here:

    Quadro K3100M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K3100M Radeon HD 7970
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970 has 300% more power consumption, than Quadro K3100M.
    • Quadro K3100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro K3100M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
    • Quadro K3100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
    • Quadro K3100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
    • Quadro K3100M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 1825 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro K3100M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K3100M Radeon HD 7970
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N15E-Q1-A2 Tahiti XT
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 23 July 2013 22 December 2011
    Pipelines 768 2048
    Core clock speed 706 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 45.18 118.4
    Floating-point performance 1,084 gflops 3,789 gflops
    Length 274 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1375 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 264 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12
    Shader Model 5 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 485 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
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    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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