Quadro M4000M vs Radeon HD 7850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M4000M and Radeon HD 7850. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro M4000M and Radeon HD 7850. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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

  Quadro M4000M Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 125% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M4000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
  • Quadro M4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M4000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro M4000M and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 3812 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than Radeon HD 7850.

Full Specs

  Quadro M4000M Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM204 Pitcairn
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 5 March 2012
Pipelines 1,280 1024
Core clock speed 975 MHz
Boost Clock 1013 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 78.00 55.04
Floating-point performance 2,496 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 251 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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