GeForce GTX 480M vs Quadro 4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480M and Quadro 4000, 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 480M stacks up against Quadro 4000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 480M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 480M 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 480M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M Quadro 4000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 142 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 4000 has 42% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480M and Quadro 4000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 480M and Quadro 4000 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M is 375 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
  • GeForce GTX 480M and Quadro 4000 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 4000 is 1608 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 6−7
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 16−18
medium / 1080p 12−14 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 44% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M Quadro 4000
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N11E-GTX-A3 GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 25 May 2010 2 November 2010
Pipelines 352 256
Core clock speed 850 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 18.7 billion/sec 15.20
Floating-point performance 598.4 gflops 486.4 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 2808 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 89.86 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.0
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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