Quadro 4000 vs Quadro K2100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 4000 and Quadro K2100M, 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 Quadro 4000 stacks up against Quadro K2100M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K2100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K2100M 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 K2100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 4000 Quadro K2100M
Power consumption (TDP) 142 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (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 158% more power consumption, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Quadro 4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K2100M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 4000 and Quadro K2100M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 4000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K2100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro 4000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K2100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K2100M is 192 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
  • Quadro 4000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K2100M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K2100M is 192 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 6−7
ultra / 1080p 4−5 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 16−18
medium / 1080p 8−9 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 4000 Quadro K2100M
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF100 GK106
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 November 2010 23 July 2013
Pipelines 256 576
Core clock speed 475 MHz 667 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.20 32.02
Floating-point performance 486.4 gflops 768.4 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2808 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.86 GB/s 48.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 2.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 38 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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