GeForce GTX 950M vs Quadro K4000

Place in the ranking	552	562
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.58	no data
Power efficiency	6.05	6.13
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	GK106	GM107
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 March 2013 (11 years ago)	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,269	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	768	640
Core clock speed	810 MHz	914 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1124 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	44.96
Floating-point processing power	1.244 TFLOPS	1.439 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	16
TMUs	64	40

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	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
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 type	GDDR5	DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1404 MHz	1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.8 GB/s	32 or 80 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
VGA аnalog display support	no data	+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	-	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	-	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	-	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	-	+
Optimus	-	+
BatteryBoost	-	+
Ansel	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
CUDA	3.0	+

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 K4000 7.06
+5.2%

GTX 950M 6.71

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 K4000 2719
+5.2%

GTX 950M 2584

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 K4000 6676

GTX 950M 9730
+45.7%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Quadro K4000 6875
+0.6%

GTX 950M 6837

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Quadro K4000 5210

GTX 950M 9777
+87.7%

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Quadro K4000 22

GTX 950M 25
+13.6%

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	30−35 +3.4%	29 −3.4%
1440p	21−24 +0%	21 +0%
4K	16−18 +0%	16 +0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	42.30	no data
1440p	60.43	no data
4K	79.31	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

+0%

10−12

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 +0%	23 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 +0%	24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 +0%	48 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 +0%	43 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	20 +0%	20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 +0%	19 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +0%	46 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +0%	11 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	19 +0%	19 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +0%	11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35 +0%	35 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 +0%	13 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%