FirePro M4000 vs Quadro 4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M4000 and Quadro 4000M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro M4000 stacks up against Quadro 4000M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M4000 and Quadro 4000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M4000 and Quadro 4000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M4000 or Quadro 4000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4000 Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 4000M has 203% more power consumption, than FirePro M4000.
  • FirePro M4000 is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 4000M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro M4000.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4000 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro 4000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M4000 is 125 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • FirePro M4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4000 is 3300 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 14−16
medium / 1080p 9−10 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4000 Quadro 4000M
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Cape Verde GLM Fermi
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 July 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 512 336
Core clock speed 600 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 26.60
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 638.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Form factor MXM-A
StereoOutput3D +
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