GeForce 930A vs Quadro M4000M

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Combined performance score

M4000M
16.06
+391%

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce 930A by 391% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking307701
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.350.10
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGM204GM108
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years old)13 March 2015 (9 years old)
Current price$832 $350
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

M4000M has 3250% better value for money than GeForce 930A.

Technical specs

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 cores1,280384
Core clock speed975 MHz928 MHz
Boost clock speed1013 MHz941 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate78.0022.58
Floating-point performance2,496 gflops722.7 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro M4000M and GeForce 930A 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s16.02 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Display Port1.2no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA5.25.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

M4000M 16.06
+391%
GeForce 930A 3.27

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce 930A by 391% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

M4000M 6225
+391%
GeForce 930A 1267

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce 930A by 391% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

M4000M 18998
+257%
GeForce 930A 5317

Quadro M4000M outperforms GeForce 930A by 257% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD63
+425%
12−14
−425%
4K20
+400%
4−5
−400%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+470%
10−11
−470%
Hitman 3 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+470%
10−11
−470%
Hitman 3 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+470%
10−11
−470%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Hitman 3 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+433%
6−7
−433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Hitman 3 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

This is how M4000M and GeForce 930A compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • M4000M is 425% faster than GeForce 930A

4K resolution:

  • M4000M is 400% faster than GeForce 930A

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 16.06 3.27
Recency 2 October 2015 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 33 Watt

The Quadro M4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 930A in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 930A is a desktop one.


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

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