Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q vs HD Graphics P4000

Place in the ranking	1022	170
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.08	28.04
Architecture	Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	TU104
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)

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	128	2560
Core clock speed	650 MHz	780 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	1380 MHz
Number of transistors	1,200 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.00	220.8
Floating-point processing power	0.32 TFLOPS	7.066 TFLOPS
ROPs	1	64
TMUs	16	160
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	IGP	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	416.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.80	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

HD Graphics P4000 1.34

RTX 4000 Max-Q 32.17
+2301%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD Graphics P4000 516

RTX 4000 Max-Q 12410
+2305%

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	3−4 −3067%	95 +3067%
1440p	1−2 −4500%	46 +4500%
4K	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Hitman 3	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Hitman 3	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Hitman 3	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +0%	63 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85

+0%

80−85

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +0%	36 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

+0%

27−30

+0%

This is how HD Graphics P4000 and RTX 4000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Max-Q is 3067% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 Max-Q is 4500% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 Max-Q is 4700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.34	32.17
Recency	14 May 2012	27 May 2019
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	80 Watt

HD Graphics P4000 has 77.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 2300.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics P4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics P4000 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.

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