GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Quadro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

Quadro M4000
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.28

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Quadro M4000 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking29739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.14no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGM204GN21-X11
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date29 June 2015 (8 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$791 no data
Current price$314 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores16649728
Core clock speed773 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2040 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate80.39515.3
Floating-point performance2,573 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M4000 and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1" (2.5 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz20000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 192 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsDP DP DP DP 3-pin StereoPortable Device Dependent
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model56.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.28.9

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 HD55−60
−216%
174
+216%
1440p40−45
−235%
134
+235%
4K24−27
−246%
83
+246%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−247%
156
+247%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−233%
90−95
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−248%
90−95
+248%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−216%
170−180
+216%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−250%
100−110
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−255%
142
+255%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−253%
100−110
+253%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−230%
130−140
+230%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−235%
180−190
+235%
Hitman 3 50−55
−236%
168
+236%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−222%
354
+222%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−233%
130−140
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−229%
110−120
+229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−234%
401
+234%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−220%
144
+220%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−233%
90−95
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−240%
187
+240%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−216%
170−180
+216%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−250%
100−110
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−240%
136
+240%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−253%
100−110
+253%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−230%
130−140
+230%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−235%
180−190
+235%
Hitman 3 24−27
−246%
83
+246%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−224%
220−230
+224%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−248%
73
+248%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−229%
110−120
+229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−223%
387
+223%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−228%
394
+228%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−237%
110−120
+237%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−233%
90−95
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
−222%
161
+222%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−250%
100−110
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−257%
125
+257%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−253%
100−110
+253%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−235%
180−190
+235%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−221%
305
+221%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−237%
371
+237%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−240%
204
+240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−243%
120
+243%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−229%
110−120
+229%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−226%
110−120
+226%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−218%
120−130
+218%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−239%
60−65
+239%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−220%
128
+220%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−222%
85−90
+222%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−217%
95
+217%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−238%
152
+238%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−249%
120−130
+249%
Hitman 3 40−45
−245%
138
+245%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−216%
253
+216%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−220%
128
+220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−230%
297
+230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−228%
164
+228%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−263%
109
+263%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−248%
90−95
+248%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−233%
60−65
+233%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Hitman 3 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−223%
129
+223%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−240%
102
+240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−233%
150
+233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−225%
78
+225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−217%
35−40
+217%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−243%
48
+243%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−242%
80−85
+242%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−231%
149
+231%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−240%
102
+240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−229%
69
+229%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−231%
50−55
+231%

This is how Quadro M4000 and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 216% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 235% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 246% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.28 54.61
Recency 29 June 2015 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook one.


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