Quadro K4000M vs Quadro K5000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4000M and Quadro K5000, 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 K4000M stacks up against Quadro K5000, 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

  Quadro K4000M Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 122 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 22% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000M.
  • Quadro K4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4000M and Quadro K5000 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro K4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K5000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K4000M and Quadro K5000 are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 106 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.
  • Quadro K4000M and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 2600 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 20−22
ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
QHD / 1440p 1−2 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro K4000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4000M Quadro K5000
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name N14E-Q3 GK104
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 1 June 2012 17 August 2012
Pipelines 960 1536
Core clock speed 600 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.08 90.37
Floating-point performance 1,154 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 37 Mh/s 111 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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