GeForce RTX 3090 vs Quadro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000 with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M4000
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.26

RTX 3090 outperforms M4000 by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32627
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.0814.97
Power efficiency9.9213.61
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM204GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$791 $1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 3090 has 146% better value for money than Quadro M4000.

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 cores166410496
Core clock speed773 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate80.39556.0
Floating-point processing power2.573 TFLOPS35.58 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs104328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm336 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1219 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 192 GB/s936.2 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA5.28.5
DLSS-+

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.

Quadro M4000 17.26
RTX 3090 69.02
+300%

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 M4000 6672
RTX 3090 26685
+300%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro M4000 19968
RTX 3090 191142
+857%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro M4000 23712
RTX 3090 179816
+658%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro M4000 16648
RTX 3090 238123
+1330%

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 HD45−50
−338%
197
+338%
1440p30−35
−337%
131
+337%
4K21−24
−314%
87
+314%

Cost per frame, $

1080p17.58
−131%
7.61
+131%
1440p26.37
−130%
11.44
+130%
4K37.67
−119%
17.23
+119%
  • RTX 3090 has 131% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 has 130% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 has 119% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 331
+0%
331
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220
+0%
220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 209
+0%
209
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 262
+0%
262
+0%
Battlefield 5 172
+0%
172
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 188
+0%
188
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 178
+0%
178
+0%
Far Cry 5 208
+0%
208
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 254
+0%
254
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210
+0%
210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 156
+0%
156
+0%
Battlefield 5 158
+0%
158
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 161
+0%
161
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 154
+0%
154
+0%
Dota 2 217
+0%
217
+0%
Far Cry 5 196
+0%
196
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 247
+0%
247
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 195
+0%
195
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 171
+0%
171
+0%
Metro Exodus 176
+0%
176
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 369
+0%
369
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 146
+0%
146
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
+0%
136
+0%
Dota 2 213
+0%
213
+0%
Far Cry 5 183
+0%
183
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 217
+0%
217
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+0%
182
+0%
Valorant 296
+0%
296
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
+0%
150
+0%
Metro Exodus 115
+0%
115
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 171
+0%
171
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 197
+0%
197
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 153
+0%
153
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 182
+0%
182
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
+0%
154
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 113
+0%
113
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 22
+0%
22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+0%
46
+0%
Dota 2 202
+0%
202
+0%
Far Cry 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+0%
153
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Quadro M4000 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 338% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 337% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 314% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.26 69.02
Recency 29 June 2015 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 350 Watt

Quadro M4000 has 191.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 299.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3090 is a desktop one.

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