Quadro M4000 vs Radeon R9 M485X

In this comparison between Quadro M4000 and Radeon R9 M485X 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 R9 M485X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M485X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M485X 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 M485X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M4000 Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 108% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000.
  • Quadro M4000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro M4000 and Radeon R9 M485X have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Quadro M4000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M4000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • Quadro M4000 and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 1008 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 10−11
4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
low / 720p 60−65 45−50
medium / 1080p 40−45 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

Full Specs

  Quadro M4000 Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 3
Code name GM204 Amethyst
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 29 June 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 1664 2048
Core clock speed 773 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 80.39 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,573 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
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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