GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Quadro M4000

Place in the ranking	320	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.03	38.35
Power efficiency	9.95	19.16
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GM204	AD103
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)	8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$791	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4080 SUPER has 536% 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 cores	1664	10240
Core clock speed	773 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.39	816.0
Floating-point processing power	2.573 TFLOPS	52.22 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	112
TMUs	104	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	310 mm
Width	1" (2.5 cm)	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 16-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 192 GB/s	736.3 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	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync	no 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.2	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 M4000 17.35

RTX 4080 SUPER 89.07
+413%

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 6669

RTX 4080 SUPER 34229
+413%

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	50−55 −422%	261 +422%
1440p	30−35 −493%	178 +493%
4K	21−24 −457%	117 +457%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	15.82 −313%	3.83 +313%
1440p	26.37 −370%	5.61 +370%
4K	37.67 −341%	8.54 +341%

RTX 4080 SUPER has 313% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4080 SUPER has 370% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4080 SUPER has 341% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

246

+0%

246

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	240 +0%	240 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	614 +0%	614 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Metro Exodus	198 +0%	198 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	214 +0%	214 +0%
Dota 2	179 +0%	179 +0%
Far Cry 5	161 +0%	161 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	568 +0%	568 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	179 +0%	179 +0%
Metro Exodus	188 +0%	188 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	190 +0%	190 +0%
Far Cry 5	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	527 +0%	527 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	550−600 +0%	550−600 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	169 +0%	169 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	169 +0%	169 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	397 +0%	397 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	171 +0%	171 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	221 +0%	221 +0%
Valorant	450−500 +0%	450−500 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	117 +0%	117 +0%
Dota 2	187 +0%	187 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	187 +0%	187 +0%
Metro Exodus	106 +0%	106 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +0%	187 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	28 +0%	28 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	201 +0%	201 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

This is how Quadro M4000 and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 SUPER is 422% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 SUPER is 493% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 SUPER is 457% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.35	89.07
Recency	29 June 2015	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	320 Watt

Quadro M4000 has 166.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 413.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 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 4080 SUPER is a desktop one.

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