Quadro P3200 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro P3200 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 P3200 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.

Quadro P3200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P3200 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 P3200 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P3200 Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6084 MB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro P3200 has 6081 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
  • Quadro P3200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P3200 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • Quadro P3200 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P3200 is 5633 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27 21−24
QHD / 1440p 20−22 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−12 10−11
low / 720p 65−70 60−65
medium / 1080p 45−50 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P3200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Radeon HD 7970.

Full Specs

  Quadro P3200 Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N18E-Q1 Tahiti XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 27 February 2017 22 December 2011
Pipelines 1792 2048
Core clock speed 708 - 1202 MHz
Boost Clock 1228 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 118.4
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 485 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
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