Radeon HD 7970M vs Quadro GP100

Place in performance ranking	79	446
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.37	3.84
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GP100	Wimbledon XT
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2016 (7 years ago)	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$1482	$338

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro GP100 has 274% better value for money than HD 7970M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	1280
Core clock speed	1304 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1442 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	15,300 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	235 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	323.0	68.00
Floating-point performance	10,329 gflops	2,176 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro GP100 and Radeon HD 7970M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1430 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	732.2 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.0	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro GP100 42.40
+364%

HD 7970M 9.14

Quadro GP100 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M by 364% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro GP100 16374
+364%

HD 7970M 3529

Quadro GP100 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M by 364% in Passmark.

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:

900p	350−400 +317%	84 −317%
Full HD	290−300 +360%	63 −360%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+329%

14−16

−329%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +362%	12−14 −362%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +329%	27−30 −329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +329%	14−16 −329%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +352%	21−24 −352%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +362%	24−27 −362%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +355%	40−45 −355%
Hitman 3	75−80 +341%	16−18 −341%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +362%	35−40 −362%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +344%	27−30 −344%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +362%	24−27 −362%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +329%	27−30 −329%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +341%	30−35 −341%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +362%	12−14 −362%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +329%	27−30 −329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +329%	14−16 −329%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +352%	21−24 −352%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +362%	24−27 −362%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +355%	40−45 −355%
Hitman 3	75−80 +341%	16−18 −341%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +362%	35−40 −362%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +344%	27−30 −344%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +362%	24−27 −362%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +329%	27−30 −329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +341%	30−35 −341%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +362%	12−14 −362%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +329%	14−16 −329%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +352%	21−24 −352%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +355%	40−45 −355%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +362%	35−40 −362%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +329%	27−30 −329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +341%	30−35 −341%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+362%

24−27
−362%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +344%	18−20 −344%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +333%	14−16 −333%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +355%	10−12 −355%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +329%	14−16 −329%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +341%	16−18 −341%
Hitman 3	55−60 +358%	12−14 −358%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +347%	18−20 −347%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +362%	12−14 −362%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +355%	10−12 −355%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+333%

14−16

−333%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
Hitman 3	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +355%	10−12 −355%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+344%

9−10
−344%

This is how Quadro GP100 and HD 7970M compete in popular games:

Quadro GP100 is 317% faster in 900p
Quadro GP100 is 360% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.40	9.14
Recency	1 October 2016	1 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	235 Watt	100 Watt