Quadro 4000 vs Radeon R9 M470

In this comparison between Quadro 4000 and Radeon R9 M470 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 Quadro 4000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M470 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 Radeon R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 4000 Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 142 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M470 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000.
  • Quadro 4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 4000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 525 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
  • Quadro 4000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 3192 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 12−14
ultra / 1080p 4−5 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 16−18 24−27
medium / 1080p 8−9 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 4000 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture Fermi GCN 2
Code name GF100 Saturn
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 November 2010 14 May 2016
Pipelines 256 768
Core clock speed 475 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.20 48.00
Floating-point performance 486.4 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2808 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.86 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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