Quadro M4000M vs Quadro P500

In this comparison between Quadro M4000M and Quadro P500 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 M4000M will be the best choice, for others Quadro P500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M4000M and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M4000M and Quadro P500 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 Quadro M4000M or Quadro P500 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M4000M Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000M has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M4000M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Quadro M4000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 480 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000M.
  • Quadro M4000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000M and Quadro P500 is 5012 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  Quadro M4000M Quadro P500
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM204 GP108
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 14 November 2017
Pipelines 1,280 256
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1013 MHz 1519 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 78.00 21.25
Floating-point performance 2,496 gflops 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12.1
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.0.1
CUDA 5.2 6.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 251 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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