Quadro T1000 vs Radeon HD 7970

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Aggregate performance score

HD 7970
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
13.57

Quadro T1000 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 by a significant 25% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking355299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.008.56
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameTahiti XTTU117
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date22 December 2011 (12 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data
Current price$89 (0.2x MSRP)$920

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro T1000 has 114% better value for money than HD 7970.

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 cores2048no data
Core clock speedno data1395 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1455 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate118.4no data
Floating-point performance3,789 gflopsno 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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length274 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1375 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth264 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+no data
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort support-no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112.0 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.2no data
Mantle-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.

HD 7970 13.57
Quadro T1000 16.99
+25.2%

Quadro T1000 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 by 25% based on our aggregated 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 7970 5248
Quadro T1000 6569
+25.2%

Quadro T1000 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 by 25% 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:

900p105
−23.8%
130−140
+23.8%
Full HD98
−22.4%
120−130
+22.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Hitman 3 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Hitman 3 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Hitman 3 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Hitman 3 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%

This is how HD 7970 and Quadro T1000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro T1000 is 24% faster in 900p
  • Quadro T1000 is 22% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.57 16.99
Recency 22 December 2011 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 50 Watt

The Quadro T1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7970 is a desktop card while Quadro T1000 is a workstation one.


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