FirePro V5900 vs Quadro M4000

In this comparison between FirePro V5900 and Quadro M4000 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 FirePro V5900 will be the best choice, for others Quadro M4000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000 has 60% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 173 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M4000 is 11 mm longer, than FirePro V5900.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 4008 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Quadro M4000
Architecture TeraScale 3 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Cayman GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 29 June 2015
Pipelines 512 1664
Core clock speed 600 MHz 773 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 80.39
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 230 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.0 5
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 5.2
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 299 Mh/s
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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