Quadro 4000M vs Quadro K4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 4000M and Quadro K4000, 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 4000M stacks up against Quadro K4000, 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

  Quadro 4000M Quadro K4000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 4000M has 25% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000.
  • Quadro 4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4000 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 4000M.
  • Quadro 4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K4000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 4000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K4000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 335 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.
  • Quadro 4000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 4416 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 14−16
ultra / 1080p 1−2 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 27−30
medium / 1080p 5−6 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Quadro 4000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 4000M Quadro K4000
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name Fermi GK106
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 1 March 2013
Pipelines 336 768
Core clock speed 475 MHz 810 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 26.60 51.84
Floating-point performance 638.4 gflops 1,244 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 5616 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 134.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 2.1 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.21 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s 61 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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