Quadro M4000 vs GeForce GTX 970M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M SLI with Quadro M4000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970M SLI
2014
2x 6 GB GDDR5, 162 Watt
24.11
+40.7%

GTX 970M SLI outperforms M4000 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 970M SLI GTX 970M SLI
Quadro M4000 Quadro M4000

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking236326
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.01
Power efficiency10.389.96
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameno dataGM204
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)29 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$791

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores25601664
Core clock speed924 MHz773 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rateno data80.39
Floating-point processing powerno data2.573 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data104

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1" (2.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectorsno data1 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno dataUp 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 Connectorsno data4x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displaysno data4
Multi-display synchronizationno dataQuadro Sync

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
High-Performance Video I/O6no data+
nView Desktop Managementno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-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 HD88
+46.7%
60−65
−46.7%
4K41
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data13.18
4Kno data29.30

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+54%
50−55
−54%
Fortnite 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+51.7%
60−65
−51.7%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+48.3%
60−65
−48.3%
Valorant 160−170
+45.5%
110−120
−45.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+48.2%
170−180
−48.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Dota 2 110−120
+48.8%
80−85
−48.8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+54%
50−55
−54%
Fortnite 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+51.7%
60−65
−51.7%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+52.7%
55−60
−52.7%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+48.3%
60−65
−48.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+41.7%
60−65
−41.7%
Valorant 160−170
+45.5%
110−120
−45.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+63.3%
30−33
−63.3%
Dota 2 110−120
+48.8%
80−85
−48.8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+54%
50−55
−54%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+51.7%
60−65
−51.7%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+48.3%
60−65
−48.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+60%
30−33
−60%
Valorant 160−170
+45.5%
110−120
−45.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+47.3%
110−120
−47.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Valorant 190−200
+42.1%
140−150
−42.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Valorant 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Dota 2 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%

This is how GTX 970M SLI and Quadro M4000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 47% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M SLI is 52% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 24.11 17.13
Recency 7 October 2014 29 June 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 970M SLI has a 40.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Quadro M4000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 35% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 970M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro M4000 is a workstation one.

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