GeForce GTX 480 vs Quadro 4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 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 GTX 480 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 GTX 480 Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro 4000M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 225 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro 4000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 648 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Quadro 4000M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF100 Fermi
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 December 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 480 336
Core clock speed 700 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 26.60
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 638.4 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 480
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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