Radeon HD 7870 vs Quadro M2200

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M2200 with Radeon HD 7870, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M2200
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
11.03

HD 7870 outperforms M2200 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking424407
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.00
Power efficiency13.744.70
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM206Pitcairn
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)5 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores10241280
Core clock speed695 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1036 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate66.3080.00
Floating-point processing power2.122 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6480

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1377 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth88 GB/s153.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.2-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 M2200 11.03
HD 7870 12.01
+8.9%

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.

Quadro M2200 4250
HD 7870 4626
+8.8%

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.

Quadro M2200 7372
+19%
HD 7870 6194

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.

Quadro M2200 24622
+15.3%
HD 7870 21348

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:

900p75−80
−12%
84
+12%
Full HD44
−56.8%
69
+56.8%
4K14
+0%
14−16
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.06
4Kno data24.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−8.6%
35−40
+8.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−8.5%
60−65
+8.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−8.3%
35−40
+8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−4.5%
65−70
+4.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−8.6%
35−40
+8.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−8.5%
60−65
+8.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−8.3%
35−40
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−4.5%
65−70
+4.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−8.5%
60−65
+8.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−8.3%
35−40
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+0%
20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−4.5%
65−70
+4.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−13.7%
55−60
+13.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−8.7%
75−80
+8.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−12%
55−60
+12%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+30%
10−11
−30%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%

This is how Quadro M2200 and HD 7870 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7870 is 12% faster in 900p
  • HD 7870 is 57% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro M2200 is 30% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7870 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro M2200 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • HD 7870 is ahead in 68 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.03 12.01
Recency 11 January 2017 5 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 175 Watt

Quadro M2200 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 218.2% lower power consumption.

HD 7870, on the other hand, has a 8.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro M2200 and Radeon HD 7870.

Be aware that Quadro M2200 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 7870 is a desktop one.


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