T550 Mobile vs Quadro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000 with T550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M4000
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.28
+67.8%

Quadro M4000 outperforms T550 Mobile by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking297408
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.17no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGM204TU117
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)27 May 2022 (2 years 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 cores16641024
Core clock speed773 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt25 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate80.39106.6
Floating-point performance2,573 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M4000 and T550 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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 192 GB/s96 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 StereoNo outputs
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 (12_1)
Shader Model56.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.27.5

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 HD85−90
+60.4%
53
−60.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+56.3%
30−35
−56.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+55.2%
27−30
−55.2%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+60%
50−55
−60%
Hitman 3 30−33
+57.9%
18−20
−57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+62.8%
40−45
−62.8%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+56.3%
30−35
−56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+55.2%
27−30
−55.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+66.7%
51
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+62.2%
35−40
−62.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+56.3%
30−35
−56.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+55.2%
27−30
−55.2%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+60%
50−55
−60%
Hitman 3 30−33
+57.9%
18−20
−57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+62.8%
40−45
−62.8%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+56.3%
30−35
−56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+55.2%
27−30
−55.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+66.7%
42
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+62.5%
40
−62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+62.2%
35−40
−62.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+60%
50−55
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+62.8%
40−45
−62.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+66.7%
36
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+50%
20
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+62.2%
35−40
−62.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+55.2%
27−30
−55.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+50%
20−22
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+57.9%
18−20
−57.9%
Hitman 3 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%

This is how Quadro M4000 and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M4000 is 60% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.28 10.30
Recency 29 June 2015 27 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 25 Watt

The Quadro M4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the T550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation card while T550 Mobile is a notebook one.


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