NVIDIA Quadro 4000M vs AMD Radeon HD 7870M

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Combined performance score

HD 7870M
3.89
+13.4%

Radeon HD 7870M outperforms Quadro 4000M by 13% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking658687
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.600.95
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameHeathrow XTFermi
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date24 April 2012 (11 years old)22 February 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449
Current price$338 $118 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro 4000M has 58% better value for money than HD 7870M.

Technical specs

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 cores640336
Core clock speed800 MHz475 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate32.0026.60
Floating-point performance1,024 gflops638.4 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7870M and Quadro 4000M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)

Memory

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 amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data2.1

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.

HD 7870M 3.89
+13.4%
Quadro 4000M 3.43

Radeon HD 7870M outperforms Quadro 4000M by 13% in our combined 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%

HD 7870M 1507
+13.5%
Quadro 4000M 1328

Radeon HD 7870M outperforms Quadro 4000M by 13% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7870M 13065
+21.9%
Quadro 4000M 10722

Radeon HD 7870M outperforms Quadro 4000M by 22% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7870M 2702
+29.2%
Quadro 4000M 2092

Radeon HD 7870M outperforms Quadro 4000M by 29% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

Full HD80−85
+12.7%
71
−12.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1

This is how HD 7870M and Quadro 4000M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • HD 7870M is 12.7% faster than Quadro 4000M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7870M is 100% faster than the Quadro 4000M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7870M is ahead in 44 tests (77%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (23%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.89 3.43
Recency 24 April 2012 22 February 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt

The Radeon HD 7870M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 4000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7870M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro 4000M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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