Radeon HD 7870 vs Quadro P4000

Place in performance ranking	171	376
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.93	2.82
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GP104	Pitcairn XT
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	5 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$815	$412.83
Current price	$485 (0.6x MSRP)	$200 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P4000 has 820% better value for money than HD 7870.

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	1792	1280
Core clock speed	1202 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	165.8	80.00
Floating-point performance	5,304 gflops	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-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	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7604 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	4x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	no data
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	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 P4000 30.18
+151%

HD 7870 12.02

Quadro P4000 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 by 151% 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 P4000 11654
+151%

HD 7870 4640

Quadro P4000 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 by 151% 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	210−220 +150%	84 −150%
Full HD	68 −5.9%	72 +5.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55	no data
Battlefield 5	95−100	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55	no data
Far Cry 5	65−70	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80	no data
Forza Horizon 4	120−130	no data
Hitman 3	60−65	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130	no data
Metro Exodus	90−95	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55	no data
Battlefield 5	95−100	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55	no data
Far Cry 5	65−70	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80	no data
Forza Horizon 4	120−130	no data
Hitman 3	60−65	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130	no data
Metro Exodus	90−95	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55	no data
Far Cry 5	65−70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	120−130	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	41	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	50−55	no data
Forza Horizon 4	60−65	no data
Hitman 3	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65	no data
Metro Exodus	55−60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	no data
Far Cry 5	16−18	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	30−33	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

no data

This is how Quadro P4000 and HD 7870 compete in popular games:

Quadro P4000 is 150% faster in 900p
HD 7870 is 6% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.18	12.02
Recency	6 February 2017	5 March 2012
Cost	$815	$412.83
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	175 Watt