Quadro 4000M vs Radeon 550X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 4000M and Radeon 550X. 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 Quadro 4000M and Radeon 550X. 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

  Quadro 4000M Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 4000M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
  • Quadro 4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro 4000M and Radeon 550X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon 550X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 4000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 607 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • Quadro 4000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 5800 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 7−8
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 5−6 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 4000M Radeon 550X
Architecture Fermi GCN 4.0
Code name Fermi Lexa
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 27 March 2019
Pipelines 336 512
Core clock speed 475 MHz 1082 MHz
Boost Clock 1218 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 26.60 38.98
Floating-point performance 638.4 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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