Quadro M4000 vs Radeon R9 M280X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M4000 and Radeon R9 M280X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro M4000 stacks up against Radeon R9 M280X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R9 M280X 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 R9 M280X here:
Main Specs
Quadro M4000
Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro M4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
Quadro M4000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M280X is 127 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
Quadro M4000 and Radeon R9 M280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
2−3
ultra / 1080p
21−24
1−2
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
14−16
medium / 1080p
40−45
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
55−60
7−8
ultra / 1080p
45−50
5−6
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
18−20
medium / 1080p
60−65
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Battlefield 5 is 655% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro M4000 and Radeon R9 M280X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
110−120
medium / 768p
220−230
90−95
ultra / 1080p
180−190
40−45
QHD / 1440p
110−120
24−27
4K / 2160p
70−75
18−20
high / 768p
210−220
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 195% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
Quadro M4000 and Radeon R9 M280X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
70−75
medium / 768p
110−120
50−55
ultra / 1080p
100−110
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Dota 2 is 125% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
45−50
3−4
ultra / 1080p
40−45
3−4
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
2−3
low / 720p
80−85
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Far Cry 5 is 840% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
60−65
10−12
ultra / 1080p
45−50
5−6
QHD / 1440p
27−30
2−3
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
50−55
medium / 1080p
110−120
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Fortnite is 411% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
60−65
6−7
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
30−35
4−5
4K / 2160p
24−27
2−3
low / 720p
100−110
21−24
medium / 1080p
65−70
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 544% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
140−150
45−50
medium / 768p
120−130
40−45
high / 1080p
70−75
7−8
ultra / 1080p
30−35
3−4
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 272% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
24−27
2−3
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
8−9
medium / 1080p
30−35
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Metro Exodus is 720% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
130−140
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
120−130
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Minecraft is 64% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
6−7
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
8−9
medium / 1080p
35−40
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 471% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
130−140
16−18
medium / 768p
85−90
10−12
high / 1080p
45−50
6−7
ultra / 1080p
24−27
4−5
4K / 2160p
16−18
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 675% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
50−55
16−18
high / 768p
60−65
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
Full Specs
Quadro M4000
Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture
Maxwell 2.0
GCN
Code name
GM204
Saturn XT
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
29 June 2015
1 February 2015
Pipelines
1664
896
Core clock speed
773 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
80.39
61.60
Floating-point performance
2,573 gflops
1,792 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
Shader Model
5
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
+
CUDA
5.2
FreeSync
+
Bus support
Not Listed
SLI options
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
299 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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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