Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs Quadro 7000

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
Quadro 7000 Quadro Plex 7000 C2075 C2090 M2075 M2090 X2070 X2090
VS
#ad 
Buy on Amazon
6950M 6970M 6970M Crossfire 6970M Mac Edition 6970M Rebrand 6970M X2 6990M 6990M Crossfire 6990M Rebrand

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 7000 with Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 7000
2012, $14,499
6 GB GDDR5, 204 Watt
8.38

HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms 7000 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Share:
Quadro 7000 Quadro 7000
HD 6970M Crossfire HD 6970M Crossfire

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking548544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.16no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF110Blackcomb XT
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date2 May 2012 (13 years ago)6 January 2011 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$14,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5121920
Core clock speed651 MHz680 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Wattno data
Texture fill rate41.66no data
Floating-point processing power1.3322 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs64no data
L1 Cache896 KBno data
L2 Cache768 KBno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2x2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed851 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth163.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Videono data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.0-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p90−95
−4.4%
94
+4.4%
Full HD100−110
−2%
102
+2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p144.99no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how Quadro 7000 and HD 6970M Crossfire compete in popular games:

  • HD 6970M Crossfire is 4% faster in 900p
  • HD 6970M Crossfire is 2% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 8.38 8.53
Recency 2 May 2012 6 January 2011

Quadro 7000 has an age advantage of 1 year.

HD 6970M Crossfire, on the other hand, has a 2% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro 7000 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Be aware that Quadro 7000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a notebook one.

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Quadro 7000 Quadro 7000
vs
GRID K520 GRID K520
HD 6970M Crossfire Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
vs
GTX 870M GeForce GTX 870M
Quadro 7000 Quadro 7000
vs
GRID M6-8Q GRID M6-8Q
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
GTX 675MX GTX 675MX
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
HD 7870M HD 7870M
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
HD 8590M HD 8590M
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
HD 7530M HD 7530M
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
HD 7660D HD 7660D
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
ATI Mobility HD 560v Radeon HD 560v
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
ATI Mobility HD 3470 Radeon HD 3470
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
Go 7200 Go 7200
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
HD 7970 X2 HD 7970 X2
Quadro 7000 NVIDIA Quadro 7000
vs
HD 7470A HD 7470A

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.

3.8 8 votes

Rate Quadro 7000 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.3 4 votes

Rate Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Quadro 7000 or Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.