GeForce GTX 690 vs Quadro M4000

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 690 and Quadro M4000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 690 will be the best choice, for others Quadro M4000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 8 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M4000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 142 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • GeForce GTX 690 and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M4000 is 230 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 and Quadro M4000 is 6008 MHz.

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 690 and Quadro M4000 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Quadro M4000
Architecture Kepler Maxwell 2.0
Code name GK104 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 3 May 2012 29 June 2015
Pipelines 1536 1664
Core clock speed 915 MHz 773 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 80.39
Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 11.0" (27.9 cm) 241 mm
Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 3072
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options + +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI Yes (via dongle)
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision Live +
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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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