Quadro M4000 vs UHD Graphics 617

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M4000 and UHD Graphics 617, 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 M4000 stacks up against UHD Graphics 617, check out specs charts below.

UHD Graphics 617 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: UHD Graphics 617 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 UHD Graphics 617 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M4000 UHD Graphics 617
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro M4000 has 700% more power consumption, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • Quadro M4000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and UHD Graphics 617 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 is used in Desktops, and UHD Graphics 617 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M4000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and UHD Graphics 617 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 473 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • Quadro M4000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics 617 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than UHD Graphics 617.

Full Specs

  Quadro M4000 UHD Graphics 617
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Gen. 9 Amber Lake
Code name GM204 Kaby-Lake GT2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 29 June 2015 30 October 2018
Pipelines 1664 24
Core clock speed 773 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 80.39 25.20
Floating-point performance 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan + 1.1.103
CUDA 5.2
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 299 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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