GeForce RTX 4050 vs Quadro 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 4000 with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 4000
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 142 Watt
3.83

RTX 4050 outperforms 4000 by a whopping 879% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking706124
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.18no data
Power efficiency1.8525.71
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF100AD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date2 November 2010 (14 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2562560
Core clock speed475 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2640 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)142 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate15.20211.2
Floating-point processing power0.4864 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs3280
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed702 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.86 GB/s216.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.08.9

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 4050 37.50
+879%

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 1477
RTX 4050 14451
+878%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.83 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 142 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 4050 has a 879.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 42% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop 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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