Quadro P4000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 980M SLI

Place in performance ranking	203	239
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.31	5.93
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	no data	N17E-Q3
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	11 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$819.61
Current price	$499	$1053 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980M SLI has 226% better value for money than P4000 Mobile.

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	3072	1792
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	1202 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	1228 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	137.4
Floating-point performance	no data	4,398 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980M SLI and Quadro P4000 Mobile 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
Interface	no data	MXM-B (3.0)
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	2x 8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	6006 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	No outputs
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	12
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

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 980M SLI 24.70
+16.9%

P4000 Mobile 21.13

GeForce GTX 980M SLI outperforms Quadro P4000 Mobile by 17% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980M SLI 47841
+31.9%

P4000 Mobile 36260

GeForce GTX 980M SLI outperforms Quadro P4000 Mobile by 32% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 980M SLI 22006
+42.6%

P4000 Mobile 15433

GeForce GTX 980M SLI outperforms Quadro P4000 Mobile by 43% 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 980M SLI 18632
+52%

P4000 Mobile 12259

GeForce GTX 980M SLI outperforms Quadro P4000 Mobile by 52% 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 980M SLI 124076
+130%

P4000 Mobile 53834

GeForce GTX 980M SLI outperforms Quadro P4000 Mobile by 130% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

GTX 980M SLI 45

P4000 Mobile 67
+48%

Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 980M SLI by 48% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

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 +22.7%	110−120 −22.7%
Full HD	110 +22.2%	90−95 −22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
+33.3%

30−33

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +23.1%	65−70 −23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +17.1%	70−75 −17.1%
Hitman 3	70−75 +23.3%	60−65 −23.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +20%	45−50 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +23.1%	65−70 −23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +17.1%	70−75 −17.1%
Hitman 3	70−75 +23.3%	60−65 −23.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +20%	45−50 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +23.1%	65−70 −23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +17.1%	70−75 −17.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +25%	40−45 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Hitman 3	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%