Quadro K4000 vs Quadro M1000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4000 and Quadro M1000M, 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 K4000 stacks up against Quadro M1000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1000M 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 M1000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K4000 Quadro M1000M
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB/4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K4000 has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro K4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M1000M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K4000 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro K4000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M1000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K4000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M1000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 183 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000.
  • Quadro K4000 and Quadro M1000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 616 MHz higher, than Quadro M1000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9 9−10
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
low / 720p 27−30 30−35
medium / 1080p 16−18 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than Quadro K4000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4000 Quadro M1000M
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK106 GM107
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 March 2013 2 October 2015
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 810 MHz 993 MHz
Boost Clock 1072 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 31.78
Floating-point performance 1,244 gflops 1,017 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5616 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.8 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.21 kh/s 0.22 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 61 Mh/s 140 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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