GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs Quadro M4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Quadro M4000, 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 1080 Max Q stacks up against Quadro M4000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q 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 GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 25% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Quadro M4000 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 328 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Quadro M4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 3992 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
low / 720p 80−85 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Quadro M4000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Quadro M4000
Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 30 May 2017 29 June 2015
Pipelines 2560 1664
Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 773 MHz
Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 234.9 80.39
Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 6.1 5.2
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 299 Mh/s
Laptop size large
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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