Quadro K4000M vs Quadro M4000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K4000M and Quadro M4000. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro K4000M and Quadro M4000. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000 has 20% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000M.
  • Quadro K4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro K4000M.
  • Quadro K4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K4000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 173 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.
  • Quadro K4000M and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 3208 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than Quadro K4000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4000M Quadro M4000
Architecture Kepler Maxwell 2.0
Code name N14E-Q3 GM204
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 1 June 2012 29 June 2015
Pipelines 960 1664
Core clock speed 600 MHz 773 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.08 80.39
Floating-point performance 1,154 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA + 5.2
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 37 Mh/s 299 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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