GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Quadro K4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4000 with GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K4000
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
7.05

RTX 2080 Ti outperforms Quadro K4000 by a whopping 700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking54945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5522.79
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK106Turing TU102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)27 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,269 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Ti has 4044% better value for money than Quadro K4000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7684352
Core clock speed810 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt270 Watt
Texture fill rate51.84420.2
Floating-point performance1.244 gflops13.45 gflops

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 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-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 amount3 GB11 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit352 Bit
Memory clock speed5616 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.8 GB/s616.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA3.07.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 7.05
RTX 2080 Ti 56.41
+700%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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 2720
RTX 2080 Ti 21759
+700%

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 6706
RTX 2080 Ti 137136
+1945%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro K4000 6811
RTX 2080 Ti 130888
+1822%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro K4000 5210
RTX 2080 Ti 165093
+3069%

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 HD18−21
−828%
167
+828%
1440p14−16
−750%
119
+750%
4K10−12
−800%
90
+800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 125
+0%
125
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 107
+0%
107
+0%
Battlefield 5 244
+0%
244
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 197
+0%
197
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 346
+0%
346
+0%
Hitman 3 161
+0%
161
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 285
+0%
285
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 216
+0%
216
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 266
+0%
266
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 181
+0%
181
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+0%
91
+0%
Battlefield 5 224
+0%
224
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 152
+0%
152
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 321
+0%
321
+0%
Hitman 3 156
+0%
156
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 267
+0%
267
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 255
+0%
255
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 82
+0%
82
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+0%
80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 103
+0%
103
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 168
+0%
168
+0%
Hitman 3 139
+0%
139
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 202
+0%
202
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 135
+0%
135
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90
+0%
90
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 104
+0%
104
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 166
+0%
166
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 112
+0%
112
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 72
+0%
72
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 67
+0%
67
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82
+0%
82
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 313
+0%
313
+0%
Hitman 3 100
+0%
100
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 98
+0%
98
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 251
+0%
251
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 105
+0%
105
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 87
+0%
87
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 66
+0%
66
+0%
Hitman 3 59
+0%
59
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130
+0%
130
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+0%
98
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+0%
50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 46
+0%
46
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+0%
52
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+0%
107
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 73
+0%
73
+0%

This is how Quadro K4000 and RTX 2080 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Ti is 828% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Ti is 750% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Ti is 800% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.05 56.41
Recency 1 March 2013 27 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 11 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 270 Watt

Quadro K4000 has 237.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 700.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 266.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 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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