Quadro P4000 vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M SLI with Quadro P4000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
21.35

P4000 outperforms GTX 980M SLI by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 980M SLI GTX 980M SLI
Quadro P4000 Quadro P4000

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking234198
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.18
Power efficiency8.4319.49
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)6 February 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$815

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores30721792
Core clock speed1038 MHz1202 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHz1480 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data165.8
Floating-point processing powerno data5.304 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data112

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount2x 8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1901 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192 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 Connectorsno data4x DisplayPort
Display Portno data1.4

Supported technologies

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

Optimus++
3D Stereono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
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:

900p135
−18.5%
160−170
+18.5%
Full HD110
+61.8%
68
−61.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data11.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−25%
80−85
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−20.9%
160−170
+20.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−24%
60−65
+24%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−25%
80−85
+25%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−15.1%
100−110
+15.1%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−20.9%
160−170
+20.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−24%
60−65
+24%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−17.9%
90−95
+17.9%
Fortnite 110−120
−13.8%
130−140
+13.8%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−19.4%
110−120
+19.4%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
−20.3%
85−90
+20.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−24.4%
110−120
+24.4%
Valorant 160−170
−12.3%
180−190
+12.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−25%
80−85
+25%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−15.1%
100−110
+15.1%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−20.9%
160−170
+20.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−6.7%
270−280
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−24%
60−65
+24%
Dota 2 120−130
−9.2%
130−140
+9.2%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−17.9%
90−95
+17.9%
Fortnite 110−120
−13.8%
130−140
+13.8%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−19.4%
110−120
+19.4%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
−20.3%
85−90
+20.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
−17.6%
100−105
+17.6%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−25.5%
60−65
+25.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−24.4%
110−120
+24.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−11.6%
77
+11.6%
Valorant 160−170
−12.3%
180−190
+12.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−15.1%
100−110
+15.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−24%
60−65
+24%
Dota 2 120−130
−9.2%
130−140
+9.2%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−17.9%
90−95
+17.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−19.4%
110−120
+19.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−24.4%
110−120
+24.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+68.3%
41
−68.3%
Valorant 160−170
−12.3%
180−190
+12.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−13.8%
130−140
+13.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−19.5%
190−200
+19.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−26.2%
50−55
+26.2%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−0.6%
170−180
+0.6%
Valorant 200−210
−10%
220−230
+10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−18.5%
75−80
+18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−26.1%
27−30
+26.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−24.5%
65−70
+24.5%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−25%
75−80
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−22.5%
45−50
+22.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−25.5%
65−70
+25.5%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−22.9%
40−45
+22.9%
Valorant 130−140
−24.4%
160−170
+24.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−22.2%
40−45
+22.2%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Dota 2 75−80
−15.6%
85−90
+15.6%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−25.9%
30−35
+25.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−33.3%
30−35
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−28%
30−35
+28%

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

  • Quadro P4000 is 19% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980M SLI is 62% 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 Ultra Preset, the GTX 980M SLI is 68% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4000 is 33% 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 21.35 25.91
Recency 7 October 2014 6 February 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 100 Watt

Quadro P4000 has a 21.4% 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.

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