Quadro K4000 vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680M SLI with Quadro K4000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 680M SLI
2012
2x 4 GB GDDR5
16.63
+136%

GTX 680M SLI outperforms K4000 by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking325551
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.54
Power efficiencyno data6.14
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameN13E-GTXGK106
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores2688768
Core clock speed720 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt
Texture fill rateno data51.84
Floating-point processing powerno data1.244 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data64

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB3 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz1404 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data134.8 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 data1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+
CUDA+3.0

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:

900p133
+142%
55−60
−142%
Full HD98
+145%
40−45
−145%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data31.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+157%
21−24
−157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+163%
40−45
−163%
Hitman 3 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+157%
21−24
−157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+157%
21−24
−157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+163%
40−45
−163%
Hitman 3 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+157%
21−24
−157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+163%
40−45
−163%
Hitman 3 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+157%
21−24
−157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+150%
18−20
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+151%
35−40
−151%
Hitman 3 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−105
+150%
40−45
−150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Hitman 3 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+140%
35−40
−140%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and Quadro K4000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 680M SLI is 142% faster in 900p
  • GTX 680M SLI is 145% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.63 7.05
Recency 4 June 2012 1 March 2013

GTX 680M SLI has a 135.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Quadro K4000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The GeForce GTX 680M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro K4000 is a workstation one.


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