Radeon HD 8970M vs Quadro P3000 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P3000 Mobile with Radeon HD 8970M, including specs and performance data.

P3000 Mobile
2017
6 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
16.90
+68.3%

P3000 Mobile outperforms HD 8970M by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking318446
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency15.676.98
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP104Neptune
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)14 May 2013 (11 years ago)

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 cores12801280
Core clock speed1088 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1215 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate97.2072.00
Floating-point processing power3.11 TFLOPS2.304 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs8080

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16

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 amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth168 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 outputsNo outputs
Display Port1.4no 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
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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.

P3000 Mobile 16.90
+68.3%
HD 8970M 10.04

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.

P3000 Mobile 6520
+68.2%
HD 8970M 3876

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.

P3000 Mobile 12105
+77.5%
HD 8970M 6818

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.

P3000 Mobile 33390
+78.9%
HD 8970M 18667

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

P3000 Mobile 9256
+83.7%
HD 8970M 5039

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

P3000 Mobile 63332
+104%
HD 8970M 31027

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 HD64
+25.5%
51
−25.5%
4K31
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+113%
14−16
−113%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+103%
30−35
−103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+95%
20−22
−95%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+95.7%
21−24
−95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+79.1%
65−70
−79.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+109%
30−35
−109%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+93.9%
30−35
−93.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+42.9%
60−65
−42.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+113%
14−16
−113%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+103%
30−35
−103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+95%
20−22
−95%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+95.7%
21−24
−95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+79.1%
65−70
−79.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+109%
30−35
−109%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+93.9%
30−35
−93.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
−1.2%
82
+1.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+42.9%
60−65
−42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+113%
14−16
−113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+95%
20−22
−95%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+95.7%
21−24
−95.7%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+79.1%
65−70
−79.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+93.9%
30−35
−93.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+83.3%
18
−83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+42.9%
60−65
−42.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+85%
20−22
−85%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+93.3%
14−16
−93.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+138%
45−50
−138%
Hitman 3 21−24
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+140%
14−16
−140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+200%
12−14
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+79.7%
60−65
−79.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+88.2%
16−18
−88.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Hitman 3 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
+133%
40−45
−133%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+175%
8−9
−175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%

This is how P3000 Mobile and HD 8970M compete in popular games:

  • P3000 Mobile is 25% faster in 1080p
  • P3000 Mobile is 72% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the P3000 Mobile is 300% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8970M is 1% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • P3000 Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • HD 8970M is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.90 10.04
Recency 11 January 2017 14 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt

P3000 Mobile has a 68.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8970M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 8970M is a mobile workstation one.


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