Quadro M4000 vs Radeon RX 580 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	274	313
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.29	5.64
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code name	Polaris	GM204
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	29 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$301.69	$791

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 Mobile has 331% better value for money than Quadro M4000.

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	2304	1664
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	773 MHz
Boost clock speed	1077 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	155.1	80.39
Floating-point performance	4.963 gflops	2.573 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1 x 6-pin
SLI options	-	+

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	Up to 192 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	4x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays	no data	4
Multi-display synchronization	no data	Quadro Sync

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
High-Performance Video I/O6	no data	+
nView Desktop Management	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	-	5.2

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	79 +21.5%	65−70 −21.5%
4K	29 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35
+22.2%

27−30

−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +26%	100−105 −26%
Hitman 3	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +16.5%	85−90 −16.5%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +18.3%	60−65 −18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +16.3%	80−85 −16.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +26%	100−105 −26%
Hitman 3	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +16.5%	85−90 −16.5%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +18.3%	60−65 −18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +22.2%	45−50 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +16.3%	80−85 −16.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +26%	100−105 −26%
Hitman 3	40−45 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +16.5%	85−90 −16.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +16.3%	80−85 −16.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+22.2%

45−50

−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +21.1%	95−100 −21.1%
Hitman 3	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +21%	100−105 −21%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+25.9%

27−30

−25.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Hitman 3	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +18.9%	90−95 −18.9%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+28.6%

14−16

−28.6%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and Quadro M4000 compete in popular games:

RX 580 Mobile is 22% faster in 1080p
RX 580 Mobile is 21% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.01	17.33
Recency	18 April 2017	29 June 2015
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt

RX 580 Mobile has a 15.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro M4000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.