Quadro K4000M vs Radeon HD 6790

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Aggregate performance score

HD 6790
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
4.18

Quadro K4000M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking649593
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.341.12
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameBartsN14E-Q3
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date4 April 2011 (13 years ago)1 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data
Current price$184 (1.2x MSRP)$240

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K4000M has 229% better value for money than HD 6790.

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 cores800960
Core clock speed840 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate33.6048.08
Floating-point performance1,344.0 gflops1,154 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6790 and Quadro K4000M 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length198 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s89.6 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A+
CUDAno 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.

HD 6790 4.18
K4000M 5.07
+21.3%

Quadro K4000M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 21% 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%

HD 6790 1616
K4000M 1960
+21.3%

Quadro K4000M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 21% 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%

HD 6790 2887
K4000M 3466
+20.1%

Quadro K4000M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 20% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

HD 6790 13637
K4000M 15362
+12.6%

Quadro K4000M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 13% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

HD 6790 2150
K4000M 2199
+2.3%

Quadro K4000M outperforms Radeon HD 6790 by 2% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p52
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
Full HD56
+3.7%
54
−3.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Hitman 3 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Hitman 3 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Hitman 3 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 0−1 3−4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hitman 3 0−1 1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

This is how HD 6790 and K4000M compete in popular games:

  • K4000M is 15% faster in 900p
  • HD 6790 is 4% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the K4000M is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • K4000M is ahead in 59 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.18 5.07
Recency 4 April 2011 1 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt

The Quadro K4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6790 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6790 is a desktop card while Quadro K4000M is a mobile workstation one.


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