Quadro K4000M vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4000M and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro K4000M and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Quadro K4000M and Radeon HD 6850M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
Quadro K4000M
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Quadro K4000M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Quadro K4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro K4000M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Quadro K4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
Quadro K4000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro K4000M is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Quadro K4000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000M is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−11
2−3
ultra / 1080p
6−7
0−1
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
18−20
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Battlefield 5 is 187% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
170−180
120−130
medium / 768p
140−150
95−100
ultra / 1080p
70−75
40−45
QHD / 1440p
40−45
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
10−11
high / 768p
110−120
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Quadro K4000M.
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
medium / 768p
75−80
45−50
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Dota 2 is 51% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
12−14
3−4
ultra / 1080p
10−12
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Far Cry 5 is 180% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
18−20
10−12
ultra / 1080p
14−16
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
low / 720p
75−80
50−55
medium / 1080p
35−40
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Fortnite is 85% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
18−20
4−5
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
20−22
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Forza Horizon 4 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
65−70
45−50
medium / 768p
60−65
−
high / 1080p
20−22
5−6
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Grand Theft Auto V is 77% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
7−8
1−2
ultra / 1080p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
5−6
medium / 1080p
9−10
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Metro Exodus is 300% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
20−22
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 41% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
6−7
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 160% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
35−40
10−12
medium / 768p
24−27
8−9
high / 1080p
12−14
4−5
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
4K / 2160p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 250% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
40−45
ultra / 1080p
27−30
14−16
high / 768p
45−50
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in World of Tanks is 34% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Quadro K4000M
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
N14E-Q3
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 June 2012
6 January 2011
Pipelines
960
800
Core clock speed
600 MHz
575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
48.08
27.00
Floating-point performance
1,154 gflops
1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2800 MHz
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
37 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Optimus
+
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