GeForce GTX 970M vs Quadro P4000 Mobile
Aggregated performance score
Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 43% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 239 | 329 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 5.97 | 3.94 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Maxwell (2014−2018) |
| GPU code name | N17E-Q3 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 October 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $819.61 | $2,560.89 |
| Current price | $1053 (1.3x MSRP) | $848 (0.3x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
P4000 Mobile has 52% better value for money than GTX 970M.
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 | 1280 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 1202 MHz | 924 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1228 MHz | 1038 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | unknown |
| Texture fill rate | 137.4 | 83.04 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,398 gflops | 2,657 gflops |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Quadro P4000 Mobile and GeForce GTX 970M 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 size | large | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | no data | + |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6006 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 120 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| VGA аnalog display support | no data | + |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| Display Port | 1.4 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | no data | + |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | no data | + |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | no data | + |
| GPU Boost | no data | 2.0 |
| GameWorks | no data | + |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | no data | + |
| Optimus | + | + |
| BatteryBoost | no data | + |
| 3D Stereo | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
| Ansel | no data | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | + |
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.
Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 43% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 26% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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%
Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 56% 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%
Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 64% 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%
Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 5% 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%
Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 35% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase
Benchmark coverage: 2%
Quadro P4000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 144% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.
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:
| 900p | 190−200
+39.7%
| 136
−39.7%
|
| Full HD | 80−85
+37.9%
| 58
−37.9%
|
| 1440p | 35−40
+29.6%
| 27
−29.6%
|
| 4K | 30−35
+42.9%
| 21
−42.9%
|
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 21.15 | 14.79 |
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 7 October 2014 |
| Cost | $819.61 | $2560.89 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
The Quadro P4000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 970M 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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