GeForce RTX 3060 vs Quadro 4000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 4000M with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 4000M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
3.30

RTX 3060 outperforms 4000M by a whopping 1244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking74083
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3570.78
Power efficiency2.2617.88
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF104GA106
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date22 February 2011 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 20123% better value for money than Quadro 4000M.

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 cores3363584
Core clock speed475 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate26.60199.0
Floating-point processing power0.6384 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs56112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed625 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s360.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x 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
CUDA2.18.6

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 4000M 3.30
RTX 3060 44.35
+1244%

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 4000M 1270
RTX 3060 17085
+1245%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Quadro 4000M 2092
RTX 3060 28375
+1256%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Quadro 4000M 10722
RTX 3060 79706
+643%

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 4000M 5212
RTX 3060 88251
+1593%

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 HD71
−76.1%
125
+76.1%
1440p5−6
−1460%
78
+1460%
4K3−4
−1567%
50
+1567%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.322.63
1440p89.804.22
4K149.676.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1217%
79
+1217%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−830%
90−95
+830%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−5000%
102
+5000%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1929%
140−150
+1929%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1200%
78
+1200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1100%
100−110
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−968%
200−210
+968%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1400%
120
+1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−646%
170−180
+646%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−2620%
130−140
+2620%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1138%
95−100
+1138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1177%
160−170
+1177%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−238%
130−140
+238%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−830%
90−95
+830%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−4150%
85
+4150%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1929%
140−150
+1929%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1150%
75
+1150%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1100%
100−110
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−968%
200−210
+968%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1350%
116
+1350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−646%
170−180
+646%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−2620%
130−140
+2620%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1138%
95−100
+1138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1285%
180
+1285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−507%
90−95
+507%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−238%
130−140
+238%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−830%
90−95
+830%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−3650%
75
+3650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1013%
85−90
+1013%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−967%
64
+967%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1229%
90−95
+1229%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−968%
200−210
+968%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1163%
101
+1163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−492%
142
+492%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1085%
154
+1085%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−387%
73
+387%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−47.5%
59
+47.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1138%
95−100
+1138%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−1350%
85−90
+1350%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1260%
65−70
+1260%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2500%
50−55
+2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1175%
50−55
+1175%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 240−250
Hitman 3 8−9
−750%
68
+750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1225%
106
+1225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−3250%
65−70
+3250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−925%
200−210
+925%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−986%
75−80
+986%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1450%
30−35
+1450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3700%
38
+3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 18
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−6200%
60−65
+6200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−2600%
27
+2600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
+0%
115
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+0%
67
+0%

This is how Quadro 4000M and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 76% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 1460% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 1567% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 is 6200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is ahead in 62 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.30 44.35
Recency 22 February 2011 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 170 Watt

Quadro 4000M has 70% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 1243.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 4000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 4000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3060 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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