GeForce GTX 870M vs Quadro M4000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 870M and Quadro M4000. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 870M and Quadro M4000. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 870M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 GeForce GTX 870M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000 has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 168 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • GeForce GTX 870M and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Quadro M4000
Architecture Kepler Maxwell 2.0
Code name N15P-GT GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 29 June 2015
Pipelines 1344 1664
Core clock speed 941 MHz 773 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 108.3 80.39
Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options + +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s 299 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
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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