GeForce GTX 470M vs Quadro K4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro K4000, 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 470M stacks up against Quadro K4000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 470M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 470M 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 470M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Quadro K4000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 80 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K4000 has 6% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 470M.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 470M has 1533 GB more memory, than Quadro K4000.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K4000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 290 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000.
  • GeForce GTX 470M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 4366 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 14−16
ultra / 1080p 5−6 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 21−24 27−30
medium / 1080p 10−12 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 470M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M Quadro K4000
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name N11E-GT GK106
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 November 2010 1 March 2013
Pipelines 288 768
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 810 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.7 billion/sec 51.84
Floating-point performance 616.3 gflops 1,244 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 5616 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 134.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.21 kh/s
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 61 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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