FirePro W8100 vs Quadro M4000

When choosing between FirePro W8100 and Quadro M4000, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FirePro W8100 and Quadro M4000.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W8100 has 83% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W8100 and Quadro M4000 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 51 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • FirePro W8100 and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 38 mm longer, than Quadro M4000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 1008 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro W8100 and Quadro M4000 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Quadro M4000
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Hawaii GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 23 June 2014 29 June 2015
Pipelines 2560 1664
Core clock speed 824 MHz 773 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 80.39
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 279 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12
Shader Model 6.3 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 299 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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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