GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Quadro M4000

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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 550 Ti 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 550 Ti Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 116 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000 has 3% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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 550 Ti.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 550 Ti is 127 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M4000 is 233 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 6004 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 550 Ti Quadro M4000
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name GF116 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 15 March 2011 29 June 2015
Pipelines 192 1664
Core clock speed 900 MHz 773 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion/sec 80.39
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm) 241 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4.1 GB/s 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 98.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 192
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options + +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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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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