RTX A4000 vs Quadro P4000 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	227	54
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.94	13.01
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17E-Q3 Max-Q	GA104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	11 January 2017 (7 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$803	$1112

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A4000 has 46% better value for money than P4000 Max-Q.

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	1792	6144
Core clock speed	1113 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1240 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	137.5	299.5
Floating-point performance	4,398 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro P4000 Max-Q and RTX A4000 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	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6006 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	192.3 GB/s	448.0 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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

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 22.78

RTX A4000 50.17
+120%

RTX A4000 outperforms Quadro P4000 Max-Q by 120% based on our aggregated 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

RTX A4000 19415
+120%

RTX A4000 outperforms Quadro P4000 Max-Q by 120% 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	96 −119%	210−220 +119%
4K	33 −112%	70−75 +112%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−116%

80−85
+116%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −113%	160−170 +113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −103%	120−130 +103%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −113%	130−140 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Hitman 3	65−70 −109%	140−150 +109%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −113%	160−170 +113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −103%	120−130 +103%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −113%	130−140 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Hitman 3	65−70 −109%	140−150 +109%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 −115%	170−180 +115%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −113%	160−170 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −113%	130−140 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42 −114%	90−95 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
Hitman 3	35−40 −111%	80−85 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −116%	110−120 +116%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −118%	85−90 +118%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −116%	95−100 +116%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −117%	100−105 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Hitman 3	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 −107%	60−65 +107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −119%	70−75 +119%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%