GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro M4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro M4000M, 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 GeForce GTX 980M stacks up against Quadro M4000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro M4000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro M4000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 980M or Quadro M4000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Quadro M4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M4000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro M4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro M4000M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 63 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro M4000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 2512 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27 21−24
QHD / 1440p 18−20 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 45−50 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Quadro M4000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Quadro M4000M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM204 GM204
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1536 1,280
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 975 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1013 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 78.00
Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 2,496 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s 251 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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