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    Quadro P4000 Max Q vs Radeon RX 480

    In this comparison between Quadro P4000 Max Q and Radeon RX 480 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro P4000 Max Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    Quadro P4000 Max Q Check Price
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    Quadro P4000 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro P4000 Max Q 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 P4000 Max Q here:

    Quadro P4000 Max Q Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro P4000 Max Q Radeon RX 480
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 480 has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro P4000 Max Q.
    • Quadro P4000 Max Q is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 480 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro P4000 Max Q has 8 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 480.
    • Quadro P4000 Max Q is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 480 - in Desktops.
    • Quadro P4000 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 480 - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 480 is 7 MHz higher, than Quadro P4000 Max Q.
    • Quadro P4000 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 is 1994 MHz higher, than Quadro P4000 Max Q.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 45−50 40−45
    ultra / 1080p 30−33 27−30
    QHD / 1440p 24−27 21−24
    4K / 2160p 12−14 12−14
    low / 720p 70−75 70−75
    medium / 1080p 50−55 50−55
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro P4000 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon RX 480.

    Full Specs

      Quadro P4000 Max Q Radeon RX 480
    Architecture Pascal Polaris
    Code name N17E-Q3 Max-Q Polaris 10 Ellesmere
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 11 January 2017 29 June 2016
    Pipelines 1792 2304
    Core clock speed 1113 MHz 1120 MHz
    Boost Clock 1240 MHz 1266 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 137.5 182.3
    Floating-point performance 4,398 gflops 5,834 gflops
    Length 241 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6006 MHz 8000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192.3 GB/s 224 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    CUDA 6.1
    FreeSync +
    Bus support n/a
    HDMI 2.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 610 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D n/a
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio n/a
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle n/a
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    DisplayPort support 1.4HDR
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 270 Sol/s
    Compute units 36
    AppAcceleration n/a
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
    GCN generation 4th Gen
    Enduro n/a
    FRTC +
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