GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro P4000 Max-Q

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Combined performance score

P4000 Max-Q
22.74
+19.7%

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 20% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking225271
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.019.37
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameN17E-Q3 Max-QGM204
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years old)7 October 2014 (9 years old)
Current price$803 $583
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980M has 4% better value for money than P4000 Max-Q.

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 cores17921536
CUDA coresno data1536
Core clock speed1113 MHz1038 MHz
Boost clock speed1240 MHz1127 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate137.551.84
Floating-point performance4,398 gflops3,462 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro P4000 Max-Q and GeForce GTX 980M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI optionsno data+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6006 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s160 GB/s
Shared memory--

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
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimus++
BatteryBoostno data+
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA6.1+

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.

P4000 Max-Q 22.74
+19.7%
GTX 980M 18.99

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 20% 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%

P4000 Max-Q 8815
+19.8%
GTX 980M 7361

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 20% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

P4000 Max-Q 15837
+26.5%
GTX 980M 12517

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 27% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

P4000 Max-Q 12312
+27.2%
GTX 980M 9682

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 27% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

P4000 Max-Q 74933
+14.9%
GTX 980M 65241

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 15% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

P4000 Max-Q 297918
GTX 980M 327632
+10%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Quadro P4000 Max-Q by 10% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

P4000 Max-Q 71
GTX 980M 84
+18.7%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Quadro P4000 Max-Q by 19% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

P4000 Max-Q 121
+190%
GTX 980M 42

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 190% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

P4000 Max-Q 109
+2217%
GTX 980M 5

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 2217% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

P4000 Max-Q 111
+186%
GTX 980M 39

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 186% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

P4000 Max-Q 93
+241%
GTX 980M 27

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 241% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

P4000 Max-Q 45
+95.7%
GTX 980M 23

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 96% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

P4000 Max-Q 65
+38.6%
GTX 980M 47

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 39% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

P4000 Max-Q 11
+90%
GTX 980M 6

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 90% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

P4000 Max-Q 65
+38.6%
GTX 980M 47

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 39% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

P4000 Max-Q 71
GTX 980M 84
+18.7%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Quadro P4000 Max-Q by 19% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

P4000 Max-Q 111
+186%
GTX 980M 39

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 186% in SPECviewperf 12 - Catia.

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

P4000 Max-Q 121
+190%
GTX 980M 42

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 190% in SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks.

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

P4000 Max-Q 109
+2217%
GTX 980M 5

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 2217% in SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX.

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Benchmark coverage: 2%

P4000 Max-Q 93
+241%
GTX 980M 27

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 241% in SPECviewperf 12 - Creo.

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

P4000 Max-Q 45
+95.7%
GTX 980M 23

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 96% in SPECviewperf 12 - Medical.

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

P4000 Max-Q 11.4
+90%
GTX 980M 6

Quadro P4000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 90% in SPECviewperf 12 - Energy.

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:

900p200−210
+15.6%
173
−15.6%
Full HD96
+33.3%
72
−33.3%
1440p40−45
+11.1%
36
−11.1%
4K33
+22.2%
27
−22.2%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−10.9%
51
+10.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−9.3%
82
+9.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+20.4%
45−50
−20.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+3.4%
58
−3.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+1.7%
60
−1.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+4.1%
74
−4.1%
Hitman 3 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−2%
51
+2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+22.2%
35−40
−22.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+4.5%
44
−4.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+10.3%
68
−10.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+20.4%
45−50
−20.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+13.2%
53
−13.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+8.9%
56
−8.9%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+13.2%
68
−13.2%
Hitman 3 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+19.4%
31
−19.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+19%
42
−19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+29.5%
61
−29.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+22.2%
35−40
−22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+76.9%
26
−76.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+23%
61
−23%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+20%
50
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+19.6%
51
−19.6%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+63.8%
47
−63.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
+27.3%
33
−27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+22.2%
35−40
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Hitman 3 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+15.8%
19
−15.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+20%
25
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+25%
20
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+13.3%
45
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+14.7%
34
−14.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+15.8%
38
−15.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+17.9%
39
−17.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Hitman 3 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+16.7%
12
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+33.3%
12
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+31.8%
22
−31.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+16.7%
12
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+17.4%
23
−17.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+18.8%
16
−18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+10%
20
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+23.1%
26
−23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

This is how P4000 Max-Q and GTX 980M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • P4000 Max-Q is 15.6% faster than GTX 980M

1080p resolution:

  • P4000 Max-Q is 33.3% faster than GTX 980M

1440p resolution:

  • P4000 Max-Q is 11.1% faster than GTX 980M

4K resolution:

  • P4000 Max-Q is 22.2% faster than GTX 980M

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the P4000 Max-Q is 76.9% faster than the GTX 980M.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 980M is 10.9% faster than the P4000 Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games:

  • P4000 Max-Q is ahead in 65 tests (96%)
  • GTX 980M is ahead in 3 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 22.74 18.99
Recency 11 January 2017 7 October 2014
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

The Quadro P4000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 980M is a mobile workstation 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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