Quadro M4000M vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M4000M and Radeon R7 260, 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 Quadro M4000M stacks up against Radeon R7 260, 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

  Quadro M4000M Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260 has 15% 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 R7 260.
  • Quadro M4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M4000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Quadro M4000M and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 3387 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  Quadro M4000M Radeon R7 260
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name GM204 Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 17 December 2013
Pipelines 1,280 768
Core clock speed 975 MHz
Boost Clock 1013 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 78.00 48.00
Floating-point performance 2,496 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 251 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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