Quadro M4000 vs Radeon Pro 560X

In this comparison between Quadro M4000 and Radeon Pro 560X 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 Quadro M4000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 560X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 560X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 560X 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 Radeon Pro 560X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M4000 Radeon Pro 560X
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro M4000 has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 560X.
  • Quadro M4000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 560X.
  • Quadro M4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 560X - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro M4000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 560X - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 560X is 134 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • Quadro M4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 928 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 560X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.

Full Specs

  Quadro M4000 Radeon Pro 560X
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris 21
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 29 June 2015 5 June 2017
Pipelines 1664 1024
Core clock speed 773 MHz 907 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 80.39 64.26
Floating-point performance 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 299 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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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