GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Quadro K4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 SE and Quadro K4000M, 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 GeForce GTX 560 SE stacks up against Quadro K4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K4000M 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 K4000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Quadro K4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K4000M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is used in Desktops, and Quadro K4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K4000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 136 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K4000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 1028 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−11
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Quadro K4000M
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Kepler
Code name GF114 N14E-Q3
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 20 February 2012 1 June 2012
Pipelines 288 960
Core clock speed 736 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 48.08
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 1,154 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 89.6 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 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s 37 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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