Quadro M4000M vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	232	311
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.54	3.64
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	N16E-GXX	GM204
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	22 September 2014 (9 years ago)	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$395.82	no data
Current price	$251 (0.6x MSRP)	$832

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Mobile has 766% better value for money than M4000M.

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	2048	1,280
CUDA cores	2048	no data
Core clock speed	1064 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	1216 MHz	1013 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100-200 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	144 billion/sec	78.00
Floating-point performance	4,358 gflops	2,496 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and Quadro M4000M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	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	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	160 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Display Port	no data	1.2
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	+
BatteryBoost	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	5.2

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.

GTX 980 Mobile 22.21
+38.1%

M4000M 16.08

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 Mobile 17201
+67.7%

M4000M 10259

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 68% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Mobile 13047
+68.9%

M4000M 7723

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 69% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980 Mobile 76705
+55.9%

M4000M 49204

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 56% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980 Mobile 107
+91.8%

M4000M 56

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 92% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980 Mobile 49

M4000M 89
+80.1%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 80% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980 Mobile 6

M4000M 110
+1702%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 1702% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980 Mobile 54

M4000M 80
+48.5%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 49% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980 Mobile 35

M4000M 68
+96.6%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 97% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980 Mobile 31
+13.6%

M4000M 27

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 14% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980 Mobile 59
+33.3%

M4000M 45

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 33% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

GTX 980 Mobile 7
+10.8%

M4000M 7

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 11% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980 Mobile 59
+33.3%

M4000M 45

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 33% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980 Mobile 107
+91.8%

M4000M 56

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 92% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980 Mobile 54

M4000M 80
+48.3%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 48% in SPECviewperf 12 - Catia.

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980 Mobile 49

M4000M 89
+80.1%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 80% in SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks.

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980 Mobile 6

M4000M 110
+1702%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 1702% in SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX.

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980 Mobile 35

M4000M 68
+96.3%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce GTX 980 Mobile by 96% in SPECviewperf 12 - Creo.

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980 Mobile 31
+13.6%

M4000M 27

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 14% in SPECviewperf 12 - Medical.

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980 Mobile 7.2
+10.8%

M4000M 6.5

GeForce GTX 980 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000M by 11% in SPECviewperf 12 - Energy.

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 HD	100 +92.3%	52 −92.3%
4K	46 +53.3%	30−35 −53.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40	no data
Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	50−55	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	no data
Hitman 3	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90	no data
Metro Exodus	70−75	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40	no data
Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	50−55	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	no data
Hitman 3	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90	no data
Metro Exodus	70−75	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	84	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	50−55	no data
Forza Horizon 4	95−100	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	30−33	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	21−24	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	no data