Quadro P4000 vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI

Place in the ranking	229	193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	17.37
Power efficiency	8.49	19.79
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	no data	GP104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$815

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	3072	1792
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	1202 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	1480 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	165.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	5.304 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	64
TMUs	no data	112

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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1901 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 Connectors	no data	4x DisplayPort
Display Port	no data	1.4

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	+
3D Stereo	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	+	+
CUDA	+	6.1

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:

900p	135 −18.5%	160−170 +18.5%
Full HD	110 +59.4%	69 −59.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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11.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −31.1%	55−60 +31.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −24%	60−65 +24%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −15.8%	85−90 +15.8%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −31.1%	55−60 +31.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −24%	60−65 +24%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −27.8%	130−140 +27.8%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −21.5%	75−80 +21.5%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −18.5%	75−80 +18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −16.7%	60−65 +16.7%
Valorant	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −15.8%	85−90 +15.8%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −31.1%	55−60 +31.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −24%	60−65 +24%
Dota 2	85−90 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −11.8%	85−90 +11.8%
Fortnite	120−130 −15.3%	140−150 +15.3%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −27.8%	130−140 +27.8%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −21.5%	75−80 +21.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −18.5%	75−80 +18.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −12.8%	170−180 +12.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −16.7%	60−65 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 +2%	100−110 −2%
Valorant	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
World of Tanks	250−260 −6.6%	270−280 +6.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −15.8%	85−90 +15.8%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −31.1%	55−60 +31.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −24%	60−65 +24%
Dota 2	85−90 −17.6%	100−105 +17.6%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −11.8%	85−90 +11.8%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −27.8%	130−140 +27.8%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −21.5%	75−80 +21.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −12.8%	170−180 +12.8%
Valorant	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −29.3%	50−55 +29.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −26.2%	50−55 +26.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −9.5%	130−140 +9.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −21.7%	27−30 +21.7%
World of Tanks	160−170 −19.6%	190−200 +19.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −18%	55−60 +18%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −29.2%	90−95 +29.2%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −25.8%	80−85 +25.8%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −22.5%	45−50 +22.5%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −21.4%	65−70 +21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −29.7%	45−50 +29.7%
Valorant	65−70 −30.3%	85−90 +30.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Dota 2	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −25.3%	90−95 +25.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −26.9%	30−35 +26.9%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Dota 2	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −24.2%	40−45 +24.2%
Fortnite	30−35 −25.8%	35−40 +25.8%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −26.3%	45−50 +26.3%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Valorant	30−35 −34.4%	40−45 +34.4%

This is how GTX 980M SLI and Quadro P4000 compete in popular games:

Quadro P4000 is 19% faster in 900p
GTX 980M SLI is 59% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980M SLI is 2% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4000 is 38% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 980M SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Quadro P4000 is ahead in 62 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.55	28.81
Recency	7 October 2014	6 February 2017
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	100 Watt

Quadro P4000 has a 22.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro P4000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.