Quadro K4000 vs FirePro S10000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro S10000 and Quadro K4000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
S10000 outperforms Quadro K4000 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 371 | 522 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.73 | 1.69 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GK106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 November 2012 (11 years ago) | 1 March 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,599 | $1,269 |
| Current price | $22 (0x MSRP) | $330 (0.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
S10000 has 62% better value for money than Quadro K4000.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 2,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 106.4 | 51.84 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 3,405 gflops | 1,244 gflops |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
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 | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 5616 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 480 GB/s | 134.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| CUDA | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
FirePro S10000 outperforms Quadro K4000 by 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
FirePro S10000 outperforms Quadro K4000 by 75% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
FirePro S10000 outperforms Quadro K4000 by 359% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
FirePro S10000 outperforms Quadro K4000 by 401% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
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 | 12.35 | 7.05 |
| Recency | 12 November 2012 | 1 March 2013 |
| Cost | $3599 | $1269 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 3 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 80 Watt |
The FirePro S10000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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