Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q vs Tesla T4

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla T4 with Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

Tesla T4
2018
16 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
27.84
+30.2%

Tesla T4 outperforms RTX 3000 Max-Q by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Tesla T4 Tesla T4
RTX 3000 Max-Q RTX 3000 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking196252
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.6224.76
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU104TU106
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date13 September 2018 (6 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602304
Core clock speed585 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz1215 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate254.4175.0
Floating-point processing power8.141 TFLOPS5.599 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs160144
Tensor Cores320288
Ray Tracing Cores4036

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.57.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Tesla T4 27.84
+30.2%
RTX 3000 Max-Q 21.39

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Tesla T4 10744
+30.2%
RTX 3000 Max-Q 8255

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 HD95−100
+28.4%
74
−28.4%
1440p55−60
+19.6%
46
−19.6%
4K40−45
+29%
31
−29%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
+0%
65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 88
+0%
88
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+0%
77
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50
+0%
50
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 59
+0%
59
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 66
+0%
66
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
+0%
44
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
+0%
45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 59
+0%
59
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+0%
52
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 66
+0%
66
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
+0%
32
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 47
+0%
47
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 24
+0%
24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
+0%
34
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+0%
19
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+0%
16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24
+0%

This is how Tesla T4 and RTX 3000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • Tesla T4 is 28% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla T4 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • Tesla T4 is 29% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 27.84 21.39
Recency 13 September 2018 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 60 Watt

Tesla T4 has a 30.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Tesla T4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla T4 is a workstation card while Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q 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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