GRID K240Q vs Quadro M4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K240Q and Quadro M4000M, 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 GRID K240Q stacks up against Quadro M4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M4000M 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 M4000M here:

Main Specs

  GRID K240Q Quadro M4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K240Q has 125% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M4000M has 3 GB more memory, than GRID K240Q.
  • GRID K240Q is used in Desktops, and Quadro M4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID K240Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M4000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 230 MHz higher, than GRID K240Q.
  • GRID K240Q and Quadro M4000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 12 MHz higher, than GRID K240Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than GRID K240Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K240Q Quadro M4000M
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK104 GM204
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 28 June 2013 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1536 1,280
Core clock speed 745 MHz 975 MHz
Boost Clock 1013 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 78.00
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 2,496 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 251 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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