Quadro 5000M vs Quadro M4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 5000M and Quadro M4000, 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 Quadro 5000M stacks up against Quadro M4000, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5000M 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 5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000M Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000 has 20% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 368 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 4808 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Quadro M4000
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name Fermi GM204
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 27 July 2010 29 June 2015
Pipelines 320 1664
Core clock speed 405 MHz 773 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 80.39
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA + 5.2
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 299 Mh/s
Laptop size large
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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