FirePro W9000 vs Quadro K4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 and Quadro K4000M, 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 W9000 stacks up against Quadro K4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K4000M 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 K4000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro K4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 250% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000M.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K4000M.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K4000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 375 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.
  • FirePro W9000 and Quadro K4000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 2700 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−11
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than Quadro K4000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro K4000M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti N14E-Q3
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 1 June 2012
Pipelines 2048 960
Core clock speed 975 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 48.08
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 1,154 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 89.6 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 37 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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