Quadro 4000 vs Radeon HD 8970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 4000 and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 4000 stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:
Main Specs
Quadro 4000
Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)
142 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Quadro 4000 has 42% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
Quadro 4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 8970M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000.
Quadro 4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
Quadro 4000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 375 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
Quadro 4000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 1992 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
6−7
20−22
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p
12−14
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−11
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
24−27
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Battlefield 5 is 173% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
130−140
230−240
medium / 768p
110−120
200−210
ultra / 1080p
50−55
110−120
QHD / 1440p
27−30
85−90
4K / 2160p
27−30
45−50
high / 768p
80−85
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 39% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
100−110
ultra / 1080p
30−35
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 72% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
3−4
7−8
low / 720p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
9−10
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Far Cry 5 is 188% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−11
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
120−130
medium / 1080p
21−24
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 133% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p
12−14
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−12
24−27
QHD / 1440p
1−2
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
24−27
65−70
medium / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 169% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
50−55
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
90−95
high / 1080p
12−14
40−45
ultra / 1080p
6−7
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 120% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Metro Exodus is 171% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 26% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 59% more, than Quadro 4000.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−12
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 130% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
24−27
70−75
medium / 768p
16−18
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 153% more, than Quadro 4000.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
40−45
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in World of Tanks is 34% more, than Quadro 4000.
Full Specs
Quadro 4000
Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
GF100
Neptune
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
2 November 2010
15 May 2013
Pipelines
256
1280
Core clock speed
475 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
15.20
72.00
Floating-point performance
486.4 gflops
2,304 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2808 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
89.86 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
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
CUDA
2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
44 Mh/s
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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