Quadro K4200 vs Radeon HD 7970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K4200 and Radeon HD 7970M. 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 K4200 and Radeon HD 7970M. 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.

Radeon HD 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M 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 7970M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K4200 Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K4200 has 8% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970M.
  • Quadro K4200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K4200 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
  • Quadro K4200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K4200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 79 MHz higher, than Quadro K4200.
  • Quadro K4200 and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4200 is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 18−20
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−12
QHD / 1440p 7−8 5−6
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4200 Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Wimbledon XT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 1 May 2012
Pipelines 1344 1280
Core clock speed 771 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 784 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 87.81 68.00
Floating-point performance 2,107 gflops 2,176 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 153.6 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 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 119 Mh/s 254 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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