Quadro M4000 vs Radeon RX 9060
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 9060 with Quadro M4000, including specs and performance data.
RX 9060 outperforms M4000 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 105 | 382 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.39 |
| Power efficiency | 24.91 | 10.34 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Navi 44 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 5 August 2025 (1 year ago) | 29 June 2015 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $791 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 1792 | 1664 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | 773 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2990 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 29,700 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 334.9 | 80.39 |
| Floating-point processing power | 21.43 TFLOPS | 2.573 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 112 | 104 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 624 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | no data |
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 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1 x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | + |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2518 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 322.3 GB/s | Up to 192 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a | 4x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
| Multi-display synchronization | no data | Quadro Sync |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | no data | + |
| nView Desktop Management | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 42.15 | 15.92 |
| Recency | 5 August 2025 | 29 June 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | 120 Watt |
RX 9060 has a 165% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 86% more advanced lithography process.
Quadro M4000, on the other hand, has 9% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 9060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro M4000 is a workstation one.
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