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    Quadro M4000M vs Radeon R9 270

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M4000M and Radeon R9 270, 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 R9 270, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    Quadro M4000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M4000M Radeon R9 270
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 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 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 270 has 50% 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 R9 270.
    • Quadro M4000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
    • Quadro M4000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Quadro M4000M and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 7−8
    4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
    low / 720p 60−65 40−45
    medium / 1080p 40−45 27−30
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M4000M Radeon R9 270
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
    Code name GM204 Curacao
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 13 November 2013
    Pipelines 1,280 1280
    Core clock speed 975 MHz
    Boost Clock 1013 MHz 925 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 78.00 74.00
    Floating-point performance 2,496 gflops 2,368 gflops
    Length 210 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 179.2 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 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 251 Mh/s 293 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
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    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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