Quadro K2200M vs Radeon HD 4870

Aggregate performance score

ATI HD 4870
2008
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
3.54

Quadro K2200M outperforms Radeon HD 4870 by a whopping 153% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking683453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.273.88
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameRV770GM107
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date25 June 2008 (15 years ago)19 July 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data
Current price$162 (0.5x MSRP)$228

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K2200M has 1337% better value for money than ATI HD 4870.

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 cores800640
Core clock speed750 MHz667 MHz
Number of transistors956 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate30.0026.68
Floating-point performance1,200.0 gflops853.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro K2200M 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.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

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 amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth115.2 GB/s80 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12
Shader Model4.15
OpenGL3.34.5
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A+
CUDAno data5.0

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.

ATI HD 4870 3.54
K2200M 8.97
+153%

Quadro K2200M outperforms Radeon HD 4870 by 153% 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%

ATI HD 4870 1370
K2200M 3468
+153%

Quadro K2200M outperforms Radeon HD 4870 by 153% in Passmark.

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 3.54 8.97
Recency 25 June 2008 19 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

The Quadro K2200M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4870 is a desktop card while Quadro K2200M is a mobile workstation one.


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