Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire vs Quadro P3000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	325	299
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	15.48	6.43
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	GP104	Neptune CF
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2017 (8 years ago)	1 May 2012 (12 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 cores	1280	2560
Core clock speed	1088 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1215 MHz	900 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	97.20	no data
Floating-point processing power	3.11 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	80	no 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).

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1753 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	168 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
Display Port	1.4	no 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.

DirectX	12	11.1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	6.1	-

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 16.87

HD 8970M Crossfire 18.67
+10.7%

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

HD 8970M Crossfire 12424
+2.6%

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

HD 8970M Crossfire 34215
+2.5%

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

HD 8970M Crossfire 10354
+11.9%

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

HD 8970M Crossfire 70114
+10.7%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

P3000 Mobile 331998
+23%

HD 8970M Crossfire 269832

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 HD	65 −3.1%	67 +3.1%
4K	31 +3.3%	30−35 −3.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−33 −10%	30−35 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −12.1%	35−40 +12.1%
Elden Ring	50−55 −13.5%	55−60 +13.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −11.1%	60−65 +11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 −10%	30−35 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −12.1%	35−40 +12.1%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −13%	75−80 +13%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −8.7%	50−55 +8.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −10%	40−45 +10%
Valorant	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −11.1%	60−65 +11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 −10%	30−35 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −12.1%	35−40 +12.1%
Dota 2	60−65 −10%	65−70 +10%
Elden Ring	50−55 −13.5%	55−60 +13.5%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −6.7%	60−65 +6.7%
Fortnite	90−95 −8.7%	100−105 +8.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −13%	75−80 +13%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 −10%	65−70 +10%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −8.7%	50−55 +8.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −8.5%	120−130 +8.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −10%	40−45 +10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −11.5%	55−60 +11.5%
Valorant	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%
World of Tanks	200−210 +63.3%	128 −63.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −11.1%	60−65 +11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 −10%	30−35 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −12.1%	35−40 +12.1%
Dota 2	60−65 −10%	65−70 +10%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −6.7%	60−65 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −13%	75−80 +13%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −8.5%	120−130 +8.5%
Valorant	65−70 −10.3%	75−80 +10.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	24−27 −16%	27−30 +16%
Elden Ring	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −11.5%	27−30 +11.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −6.4%	160−170 +6.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
World of Tanks	110−120 −9.4%	120−130 +9.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −11.8%	35−40 +11.8%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −14%	45−50 +14%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −11.9%	45−50 +11.9%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −10.5%	40−45 +10.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −13.6%	24−27 +13.6%
Valorant	40−45 −11.6%	45−50 +11.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Dota 2	27−30 −10.3%	30−35 +10.3%
Elden Ring	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −10.3%	30−35 +10.3%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −12%	55−60 +12%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −10.3%	30−35 +10.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	27−30 −10.3%	30−35 +10.3%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Fortnite	20−22 −10%	21−24 +10%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Valorant	18−20 −15.8%	21−24 +15.8%

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

HD 8970M Crossfire is 3% faster in 1080p
P3000 Mobile is 3% faster in 4K

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

in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the P3000 Mobile is 63% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8970M Crossfire is 16% faster.

All in all, in popular games: