GeForce GTX 1050 vs Quadro M4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Quadro M4000M, 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 GeForce GTX 1050 stacks up against Quadro M4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M4000M 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 M4000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Quadro M4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • Quadro M4000M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 and Quadro M4000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro M4000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 315 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro M4000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 1996 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
GeForce GTX 1050 and Quadro M4000M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Quadro M4000M
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name N17P-G1 GM204
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 25 October 2016 2 October 2015
Pipelines 640 1,280
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 975 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1013 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 78.00
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 2,496 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s 251 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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