Quadro K4000 vs Tesla M10

In this comparison between Quadro K4000 and Tesla M10 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 K4000 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M10 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro K4000 Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 181% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000.
  • Quadro K4000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M10 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M10 has 5 GB more memory, than Quadro K4000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro K4000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M10 is 223 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000.
  • Quadro K4000 and Tesla M10 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M10 is 26 mm longer, than Quadro K4000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000 is 416 MHz higher, than Tesla M10.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 18−20
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 27−30 35−40
medium / 1080p 16−18 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M10 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than Quadro K4000.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4000 Tesla M10
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK106 GM107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 1 March 2013 18 May 2016
Pipelines 768 640
Core clock speed 810 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 52.24
Floating-point performance 1,244 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 241 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5616 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.8 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.21 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 61 Mh/s
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