GeForce GTX 960M vs Quadro M4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M stacks up against Quadro M4000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000 has 60% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 323 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 3508 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Quadro M4000
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name N16P-GX GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 29 June 2015
Pipelines 640 1664
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 773 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 80.39
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options + +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 299 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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