TITAN RTX vs Quadro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

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

Quadro M4000
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.36

TITAN RTX outperforms M4000 by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking31964
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.862.08
Power efficiency9.9512.04
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM204TU102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$791 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M4000 has 182% better value for money than TITAN RTX.

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 cores16644608
Core clock speed773 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt280 Watt
Texture fill rate80.39509.8
Floating-point processing power2.573 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs104288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 192 GB/s672.0 GB/s

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, 1x USB Type-C
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 compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.27.5

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 17.36
TITAN RTX 49.05
+183%

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 6674
TITAN RTX 18858
+183%

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 19554
TITAN RTX 148744
+661%

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 23041
TITAN RTX 126063
+447%

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
TITAN RTX 166517
+900%

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
−195%
162
+195%
1440p35−40
−194%
103
+194%
4K24−27
−204%
73
+204%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.38
+7.3%
15.43
−7.3%
1440p22.60
+7.4%
24.26
−7.4%
4K32.96
+3.9%
34.23
−3.9%
  • Quadro M4000 has 7% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Quadro M4000 has 7% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • Quadro M4000 and TITAN RTX have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Elden Ring 182
+0%
182
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 351
+0%
351
+0%
Metro Exodus 135
+0%
135
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Valorant 246
+0%
246
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 205
+0%
205
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Dota 2 153
+0%
153
+0%
Elden Ring 209
+0%
209
+0%
Far Cry 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Fortnite 185
+0%
185
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 286
+0%
286
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 118
+0%
118
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 248
+0%
248
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 171
+0%
171
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Dota 2 148
+0%
148
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 242
+0%
242
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 192
+0%
192
+0%
Valorant 236
+0%
236
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 114
+0%
114
+0%
Elden Ring 130
+0%
130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 114
+0%
114
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 183
+0%
183
+0%
Metro Exodus 114
+0%
114
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 192
+0%
192
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45
+0%
45
+0%
Dota 2 134
+0%
134
+0%
Elden Ring 70
+0%
70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 197
+0%
197
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 41
+0%
41
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 134
+0%
134
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
32
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Fortnite 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+0%
109
+0%
Valorant 105
+0%
105
+0%

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

  • TITAN RTX is 195% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 194% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN RTX is 204% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.36 49.05
Recency 29 June 2015 18 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 280 Watt

Quadro M4000 has 133.3% lower power consumption.

TITAN RTX, on the other hand, has a 182.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

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

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


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