GeForce RTX 4060 vs Quadro 4000

Place in the ranking	706	51
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	100.00
Power efficiency	1.85	30.69
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF100	AD107
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 November 2010 (14 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 55456% better value for money than Quadro 4000.

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	256	3072
Core clock speed	475 MHz	1830 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	142 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	15.20	236.2
Floating-point processing power	0.4864 TFLOPS	15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	32	96
Tensor Cores	no data	96
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	241 mm	240 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 12-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	702 MHz	2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	89.86 GB/s	272.0 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	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	2.0	8.9

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.

Quadro 4000 3.83

RTX 4060 51.51
+1245%

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.

Quadro 4000 1477

RTX 4060 19852
+1244%

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	10−12 −1350%	145 +1350%
1440p	5−6 −1440%	77 +1440%
4K	3−4 −1367%	44 +1367%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	119.90	2.06
1440p	239.80	3.88
4K	399.67	6.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

139

+0%

139

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 +0%	107 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 +0%	90 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	217 +0%	217 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190 +0%	190 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	112 +0%	112 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

+0%

100−110

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	129 +0%	129 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90

+0%

85−90

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Hitman 3	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +0%	68 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +0%	20 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 +0%	70 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

+0%

45−50

+0%

This is how Quadro 4000 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 is 1350% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 is 1440% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 is 1367% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.83	51.51
Recency	2 November 2010	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	142 Watt	115 Watt

RTX 4060 has a 1244.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 23.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop one.

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