Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Quadro M4000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M4000 with Radeon HD 7870 XT, including specs and performance data.
M4000 outperforms HD 7870 XT by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 366 | 469 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.39 | 3.14 |
| Power efficiency | 10.21 | 4.44 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 19 November 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $791 | $270 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
HD 7870 XT has 31% better value for money than Quadro M4000.
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 | 1664 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 773 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 975 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 185 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.39 | 93.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.573 TFLOPS | 2.995 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 104 | 96 |
| L1 Cache | 624 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 192 GB/s | 192.0 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 | 4x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync | no data |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.82 | 10.59 |
| Recency | 29 June 2015 | 19 November 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 185 Watt |
Quadro M4000 has a 49.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 54.2% lower power consumption.
The Quadro M4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870 XT in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 7870 XT is a desktop one.
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