GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q vs Quadro 4000

Place in the ranking	699	131
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	no data
Power efficiency	1.87	31.17
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GF100	TU104B
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	2 November 2010 (14 years ago)	29 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	no data

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 cores	256	2944
Core clock speed	475 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1095 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	142 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	15.20	201.5
Floating-point processing power	0.4864 TFLOPS	6.447 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	32	184
Tensor Cores	no data	368
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	702 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	89.86 GB/s	384.0 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.0	7.5

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.

Quadro 4000 3.83

RTX 2080 Max-Q 36.01
+840%

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.

Quadro 4000 1478

RTX 2080 Max-Q 13894
+840%

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	12−14 −842%	113 +842%
1440p	7−8 −957%	74 +957%
4K	5−6 −960%	53 +960%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	99.92	no data
1440p	171.29	no data
4K	239.80	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 +0%	81 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Battlefield 5	142 +0%	142 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95 +0%	95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	117 +0%	117 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	139 +0%	139 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	271 +0%	271 +0%
Hitman 3	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	137 +0%	137 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95 +0%	95 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174 +0%	174 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Battlefield 5	130 +0%	130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	92 +0%	92 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	102 +0%	102 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	223 +0%	223 +0%
Hitman 3	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	120 +0%	120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	64 +0%	64 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 +0%	56 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71 +0%	71 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	67 +0%	67 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 +0%	78 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	88 +0%	88 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 +0%	69 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 +0%	47 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	51 +0%	51 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	224 +0%	224 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	41 +0%	41 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	40 +0%	40 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	36 +0%	36 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 +0%	53 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +0%	31 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	27 +0%	27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how Quadro 4000 and RTX 2080 Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Max-Q is 842% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Max-Q is 957% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Max-Q is 960% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.83	36.01
Recency	2 November 2010	29 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	142 Watt	80 Watt

RTX 2080 Max-Q has a 840.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 77.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 4000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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