RV280 vs Quadro M4000

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	297	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.20	no data
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code name	GM204	RV280
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$791	no data
Current price	$314 (0.4x MSRP)	$93

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	1664	no data
Core clock speed	773 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	36 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	80.39	no data
Floating-point performance	2,573 gflops	no data

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	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1" (2.5 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	Up to 192 GB/s	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	DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo	no data
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync	no 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.

DirectX	12	8.1
Shader Model	5	no data
OpenGL	4.5	1.4
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	5.2	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

28 nm

150 nm

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