Quadro K4000M vs Radeon R7 250X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K4000M and Radeon R7 250X. 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 250X. 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 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 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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  • Quadro K4000M has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Quadro K4000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Quadro K4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K4000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro K4000M and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4000M is 1175 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Quadro K4000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4000M Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N14E-Q3 Cape Verde
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 13 February 2014
Pipelines 960 640
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.08 38.00
Floating-point performance 1,154 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 96 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 152 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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