Quadro 4000M vs Radeon R9 M290X

In this comparison between Quadro 4000M and Radeon R9 M290X 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 4000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 4000M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro 4000M and Radeon R9 M290X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M290X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 4000M Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
  • Quadro 4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000M.
  • Quadro 4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 4000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 375 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • Quadro 4000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 4000M and Radeon R9 M290X is 1200 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 4000M Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name Fermi Neptune
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 22 February 2011 7 January 2014
Pipelines 336 1280
Core clock speed 475 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 26.60 72.00
Floating-point performance 638.4 gflops 2,304 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 20
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