FirePro V5900 vs Quadro 4000M

In this comparison between FirePro V5900 and Quadro 4000M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5900 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 4000M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 4000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Quadro 4000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • Quadro 4000M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro V5900 and Quadro 4000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Quadro 4000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 125 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • FirePro V5900 and Quadro 4000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 800 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Quadro 4000M
Architecture TeraScale 3 Fermi
Code name Cayman Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 22 February 2011
Pipelines 512 336
Core clock speed 600 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 26.60
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 638.4 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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