FirePro W4300 vs Quadro 4000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4300 and Quadro 4000M. 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 FirePro W4300 and Quadro 4000M. 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 4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 4000M 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 4000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 4000M has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W4300 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000M.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro 4000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 455 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • FirePro W4300 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 4800 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 Quadro 4000M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Bonaire Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 December 2015 22 February 2011
Pipelines 768 336
Core clock speed 930 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 26.60
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 638.4 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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