GeForce GTX 980 mobile vs Quadro P4000

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 980 mobile and Quadro P4000 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 980 mobile will be the best choice, for others Quadro P4000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 980 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980 mobile 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 980 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 mobile Quadro P4000
Power consumption (TDP) 100-200 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro P4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P4000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is used in Laptops, and Quadro P4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P4000 - with Pascal.
  • GeForce GTX 980 mobile is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P4000 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P4000 is 7597 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 55−60
ultra / 1080p 35−40 40−45
QHD / 1440p 27−30 30−35
4K / 2160p 14−16 18−20
low / 720p 75−80 85−90
medium / 1080p 60−65 65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 980 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 mobile Quadro P4000
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16E-GXX GP104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 September 2014 6 February 2017
Pipelines 2048 1792
Core clock speed 1202 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1480 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 165.8
Floating-point performance 4,358 gflops 5,304 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 7604 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 192 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.45 kh/s
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.4
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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