GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Quadro 4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Quadro 4000M, 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 550 Ti stacks up against Quadro 4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 4000M 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 4000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti has 16% more power consumption, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 4000M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is used in Desktops, and Quadro 4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Quadro 4000M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 550 Ti is 425 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Quadro 4000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 4000M is 1196 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 14−16
medium / 1080p 9−10 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 550 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Quadro 4000M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF116 Fermi
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 15 March 2011 22 February 2011
Pipelines 192 336
Core clock speed 900 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec 26.60
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 638.4 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 192
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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