NVS 510 vs Quadro M4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between NVS 510 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 NVS 510 stacks up against Quadro M4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M4000M 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 Quadro M4000M here:

Main Specs

  NVS 510 Quadro M4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro M4000M has 185% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M4000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000M has 2 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M4000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 178 MHz higher, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 and Quadro M4000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 3230 MHz higher, than NVS 510.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Quadro M4000M
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK107 GM204
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 October 2012 2 October 2015
Pipelines 192 1,280
Core clock speed 797 MHz 975 MHz
Boost Clock 1013 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 78.00
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 2,496 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s 251 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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