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    Quadro M1000M vs Radeon HD 7970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 7970M, 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 M1000M stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 7970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 M1000M or Radeon HD 7970M here:

    Quadro M1000M Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M1000M Radeon HD 7970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 7970M has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro M1000M.
    • Quadro M1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 7970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Quadro M1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970M - in Laptops.
    • Quadro M1000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 143 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.
    • Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 30−35 35−40
    medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Quadro M1000M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M1000M Radeon HD 7970M
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM107 Wimbledon XT
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 512 1280
    Core clock speed 993 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1072 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 31.78 68.00
    Floating-point performance 1,017 gflops 2,176 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA 5.0
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.22 kh/s
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s 254 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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