GeForce 9800 GTX vs Quadro 4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and Quadro 4000M, 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 GeForce 9800 GTX stacks up against Quadro 4000M, check out specs charts below.

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

  GeForce 9800 GTX Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 40% more power consumption, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 510 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Quadro 4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Quadro 4000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 1213 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 4000M is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Quadro 4000M
Architecture Tesla Fermi
Code name G92 Fermi
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 28 March 2008 22 February 2011
Pipelines 128 336
Core clock speed 1688 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 754 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec 26.60
Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops 638.4 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 128
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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