GRID K280Q vs Quadro 4000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K280Q and Quadro 4000. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GRID K280Q and Quadro 4000. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GRID K280Q Quadro 4000
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 142 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • GRID K280Q has 58% more power consumption, than Quadro 4000.
  • GRID K280Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID K280Q has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K280Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 4000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K280Q is 270 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
  • GRID K280Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K280Q is 2192 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 6−7
ultra / 1080p 7−8 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 16−18
medium / 1080p 14−16 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

  GRID K280Q Quadro 4000
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK104 GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 28 June 2013 2 November 2010
Pipelines 1536 256
Core clock speed 745 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 15.20
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 486.4 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2808 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 89.86 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
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