Tesla M6 Mobile vs Quadro K4000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 627 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.25 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.31 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | GK106 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 March 2013 (13 years ago) | 30 August 2015 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,269 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1180 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 51.84 | 113.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.244 TFLOPS | 3.625 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 64 |
| TMUs | 64 | 96 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1404 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.8 GB/s | 160.4 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 5.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2013 | 30 August 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 100 Watt |
Quadro K4000 has 25% lower power consumption.
Tesla M6 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 167% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K4000 and Tesla M6 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K4000 is a workstation graphics card while Tesla M6 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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