Quadro K4000M vs Radeon R7 250

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K4000M and Radeon R7 250. 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 K4000M and Radeon R7 250. 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 K4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K4000M 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 K4000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K4000M Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors N/A
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Quadro K4000M has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Quadro K4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K4000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Quadro K4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K4000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • Quadro K4000M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000M is 1650 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4000M Radeon R7 250
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name N14E-Q3 Oland XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 1 October 2013
Pipelines 960 384
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.08 25.20
Floating-point performance 1,154 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 37 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration +
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