Radeon RX 550X vs Quadro 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 4000 with Radeon RX 550X, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 4000
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 142 Watt
3.83

RX 550X outperforms 4000 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking699582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency1.878.23
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Lexa
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date2 November 2010 (14 years ago)16 December 2018 (5 years 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 cores256512
Core clock speed475 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1183 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)142 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate15.2037.86
Floating-point processing power0.4864 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs3232

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 3.0 x8
Length241 mm145 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed702 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.86 GB/s96 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.0-

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
RX 550X 5.94
+55.1%

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
RX 550X 2291
+55%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro 4000 5034
RX 550X 11308
+125%

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 5.94
Recency 2 November 2010 16 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 142 Watt 50 Watt

RX 550X has a 55.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 184% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550X is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 4000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 550X 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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