Quadro P4000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 780

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 with Quadro P4000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
20.76
+0.8%

GTX 780 outperforms P4000 Mobile by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking262264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.818.02
Power efficiency5.7914.36
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110GP104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)11 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $819.61

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

P4000 Mobile has 67% better value for money than GTX 780.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores23041792
Core clock speed863 MHz1227 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1228 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate173.2137.4
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS4.398 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs192112

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s192 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Display Portno data1.4
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
Optimus-+
3D Vision Live+-
3D Stereono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

GTX 780 20.76
+0.8%
P4000 Mobile 20.60

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 780 10460
P4000 Mobile 12259
+17.2%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD54
+8%
50−55
−8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.0216.39

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.76 20.60
Recency 23 May 2013 11 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 780 has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score.

P4000 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 780 and Quadro P4000 Mobile.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 is a desktop card while Quadro P4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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