Quadro M4000 vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile with Quadro M4000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
21.54
+24.4%

GTX 980 Mobile outperforms M4000 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 980 Mobile GTX 980
Quadro M4000 Quadro M4000

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking265326
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.066.17
Power efficiency7.409.92
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGM204GM204
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date21 September 2015 (9 years ago)29 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 $791

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 980 Mobile has 225% better value for money than Quadro M4000.

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 cores20481664
Core clock speed1064 MHz773 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate136.280.39
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS2.573 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs128104

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsno data1 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/sUp to 192 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.24x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
Multi-display synchronizationno dataQuadro Sync
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
High-Performance Video I/O6no data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA+5.2

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 HD99
+32%
75−80
−32%
4K46
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.00
+164%
10.55
−164%
4K8.60
+163%
22.60
−163%
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 164% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 163% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Fortnite 100−110
+31.3%
80−85
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+28.3%
60−65
−28.3%
Valorant 140−150
+34.5%
110−120
−34.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+25.3%
190−200
−25.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Dota 2 110−120
+24.4%
90−95
−24.4%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Fortnite 100−110
+31.3%
80−85
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+28.3%
60−65
−28.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%
Valorant 140−150
+34.5%
110−120
−34.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Dota 2 110−120
+24.4%
90−95
−24.4%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+28.3%
60−65
−28.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Valorant 140−150
+34.5%
110−120
−34.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+31.3%
80−85
−31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+31.8%
110−120
−31.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+33.1%
130−140
−33.1%
Valorant 180−190
+32.9%
140−150
−32.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+25%
24−27
−25%
Valorant 110−120
+28.9%
90−95
−28.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Dota 2 65−70
+25.5%
55−60
−25.5%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and Quadro M4000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Mobile is 32% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile is 31% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 21.54 17.32
Recency 21 September 2015 29 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has a 24.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 20% lower power consumption.

Quadro M4000, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro M4000 is a workstation one.

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