Quadro 4000 vs Quadro 5000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 4000 and Quadro 5000M. 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 Quadro 4000 and Quadro 5000M. 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.

Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5000M 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 5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 4000 Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 142 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 4000 has 42% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 4000 and Quadro 5000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 4000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro 4000 and Quadro 5000M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 4000 is 70 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 4000 and Quadro 5000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 4000 is 1608 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 10−11
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 8−9 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 44% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 4000 Quadro 5000M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF100 Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 November 2010 27 July 2010
Pipelines 256 320
Core clock speed 475 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 15.20 16.20
Floating-point performance 486.4 gflops 518.4 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2808 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.86 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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