Quadro 5000M vs Quadro M4000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000M and Quadro 5000M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

M4000M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
15.94
+199%

M4000M outperforms 5000M by a whopping 199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking337612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.113.72
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM204GF100
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)27 July 2010 (14 years ago)

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 cores1,280320
Core clock speed975 MHz405 MHz
Boost clock speed1013 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate78.0016.20
Floating-point processing power2.496 TFLOPS0.5184 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs8040

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1792 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s76.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA5.2+

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.

M4000M 15.94
+199%
Quadro 5000M 5.34

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.

M4000M 6148
+199%
Quadro 5000M 2059

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 HD73
+204%
24−27
−204%
4K20
+233%
6−7
−233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+271%
14−16
−271%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+191%
10−12
−191%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+203%
30−35
−203%
Hitman 3 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+138%
30−35
−138%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+323%
12−14
−323%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+174%
18−20
−174%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+72.3%
45−50
−72.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+271%
14−16
−271%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+191%
10−12
−191%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+203%
30−35
−203%
Hitman 3 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+138%
30−35
−138%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+323%
12−14
−323%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+174%
18−20
−174%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+72.3%
45−50
−72.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+191%
10−12
−191%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+203%
30−35
−203%
Hitman 3 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+138%
30−35
−138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+174%
18−20
−174%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+72.3%
45−50
−72.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+554%
12−14
−554%
Hitman 3 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+188%
30−35
−188%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Hitman 3 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+800%
9−10
−800%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%

This is how M4000M and Quadro 5000M compete in popular games:

  • M4000M is 204% faster in 1080p
  • M4000M is 233% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the M4000M is 1400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, M4000M surpassed Quadro 5000M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.94 5.34
Recency 18 August 2015 27 July 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1792 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

M4000M has a 198.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro M4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 5000M in performance tests.


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