Radeon HD 2900 GT vs Quadro M4000M

Place in performance ranking	311	1117
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.65	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GM204	R600
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	6 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$832	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 cores	1,280	240
Core clock speed	975 MHz	601 MHz
Boost clock speed	1013 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	720 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.00	7.212
Floating-point performance	2,496 gflops	288.48 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M4000M and Radeon HD 2900 GT 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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	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	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.0	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	5.2	no data

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 16.08
+2016%

ATI HD 2900 GT 0.76

Quadro M4000M outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 2016% based on our aggregate 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 6210
+2027%

ATI HD 2900 GT 292

Quadro M4000M outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 2027% in Passmark.

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 HD

52
+2500%

2−3

−2500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

500−550
+1900%

24−27

−1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	550−600 +1937%	27−30 −1937%
Battlefield 5	1100−1150 +2015%	50−55 −2015%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Cyberpunk 2077	500−550 +1900%	24−27 −1900%
Far Cry 5	800−850 +2005%	35−40 −2005%
Far Cry New Dawn	900−950 +1945%	40−45 −1945%
Forza Horizon 4	1550−1600 +1967%	75−80 −1967%
Hitman 3	650−700 +1997%	30−35 −1997%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1350−1400 +2009%	60−65 −2009%
Metro Exodus	1100−1150 +1937%	50−55 −1937%
Red Dead Redemption 2	950−1000 +2011%	45−50 −2011%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1050−1100 +1959%	50−55 −1959%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1050−1100 +1959%	50−55 −1959%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	550−600 +1937%	27−30 −1937%
Battlefield 5	1100−1150 +2015%	50−55 −2015%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Cyberpunk 2077	500−550 +1900%	24−27 −1900%
Far Cry 5	800−850 +2005%	35−40 −2005%
Far Cry New Dawn	900−950 +1945%	40−45 −1945%
Forza Horizon 4	1550−1600 +1967%	75−80 −1967%
Hitman 3	650−700 +1997%	30−35 −1997%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1350−1400 +2009%	60−65 −2009%
Metro Exodus	1100−1150 +1937%	50−55 −1937%
Red Dead Redemption 2	950−1000 +2011%	45−50 −2011%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1050−1100 +1959%	50−55 −1959%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	700−750 +1959%	30−35 −1959%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1050−1100 +1959%	50−55 −1959%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	550−600 +1937%	27−30 −1937%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Cyberpunk 2077	500−550 +1900%	24−27 −1900%
Far Cry 5	800−850 +2005%	35−40 −2005%
Forza Horizon 4	1550−1600 +1967%	75−80 −1967%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1350−1400 +2009%	60−65 −2009%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1050−1100 +1959%	50−55 −1959%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	700−750 +1959%	30−35 −1959%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1050−1100 +1959%	50−55 −1959%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

950−1000
+2011%

45−50

−2011%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	650−700 +1997%	30−35 −1997%
Far Cry New Dawn	600−650 +1900%	30−33 −1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	300−310 +1775%	16−18 −1775%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	270−280 +1977%	12−14 −1977%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	400−450 +1900%	20−22 −1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	190−200 +2011%	9−10 −2011%
Far Cry 5	550−600 +2015%	24−27 −2015%
Forza Horizon 4	650−700 +1997%	30−35 −1997%
Hitman 3	400−450 +2005%	18−20 −2005%
Horizon Zero Dawn	650−700 +1870%	30−35 −1870%
Metro Exodus	600−650 +1969%	27−30 −1969%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	600−650 +1900%	30−33 −1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 +1959%	16−18 −1959%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210−220 +2000%	10−11 −2000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

550−600
+2015%

24−27

−2015%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	300−310 +1775%	16−18 −1775%
Far Cry New Dawn	250−260 +1983%	12−14 −1983%
Hitman 3	250−260 +1983%	12−14 −1983%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +1959%	16−18 −1959%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +2000%	10−11 −2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	300−310 +1900%	14−16 −1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	190−200 +2011%	9−10 −2011%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160−170 +1900%	8−9 −1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +1900%	8−9 −1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +1900%	3−4 −1900%
Far Cry 5	190−200 +2011%	9−10 −2011%
Forza Horizon 4	450−500 +1945%	21−24 −1945%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +1959%	16−18 −1959%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +1900%	14−16 −1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +1900%	6−7 −1900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

290−300
+1971%

14−16

−1971%

This is how M4000M and ATI HD 2900 GT compete in popular games:

M4000M is 2500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.08	0.76
Recency	2 October 2015	6 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt