GeForce GTX 280 vs Quadro M4000

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 280 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 GeForce GTX 280 will be the best choice, for others Quadro M4000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 4x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 280 has 96% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 523 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Quadro M4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M4000 is 231 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 4901 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Quadro M4000
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name GT200 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 29 June 2015
Pipelines 240 1664
Core clock speed 1296 MHz 773 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 80.39
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 241 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12
Shader Model 4.0 5
OpenGL 2.1 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options + +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
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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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