Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs Quadro 7000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 540 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.16 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 8 January 2013 (12 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.
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 cores | 512 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 651 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.66 | 118.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.3322 TFLOPS | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 768 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | 274 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 851 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 163.4 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| 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 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 May 2012 | 8 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 250 Watt |
Quadro 7000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 22.5% lower power consumption.
HD 8970 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 7000 and Radeon HD 8970 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 7000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 8970 OEM is a desktop one.
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