GeForce GTX 965M vs Quadro 4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 965M 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 965M stacks up against Quadro 4000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro 4000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 965M and Quadro 4000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 965M or Quadro 4000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 965M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 4000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 469 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 965M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 1300 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 965M Quadro 4000M
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 5 January 2015 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1024 336
Core clock speed 944 MHz 475 MHz
Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 73.60 26.60
Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 638.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1 N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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