GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Quadro K4000

Place in the ranking	547	55
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.54	no data
Power efficiency	6.09	30.50
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GK106	AD106
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 March 2013 (11 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year 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	4608
Core clock speed	810 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	244.1
Floating-point processing power	1.244 TFLOPS	15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	48
TMUs	64	144
Tensor Cores	no data	144
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1404 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.8 GB/s	256.0 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 Connectors

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	3.0	8.9

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 K4000 7.04

RTX 4070 Mobile 50.65
+619%

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 2716

RTX 4070 Mobile 19545
+620%

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	18−20 −622%	130 +622%
1440p	10−12 −670%	77 +670%
4K	6−7 −700%	48 +700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	70.50	no data
1440p	126.90	no data
4K	211.50	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

133

+0%

133

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	116 +0%	116 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	98 +0%	98 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	233 +0%	233 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 +0%	101 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 +0%	87 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	183 +0%	183 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	204 +0%	204 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	116 +0%	116 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	89 +0%	89 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+0%

100−105

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +0%	75 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +0%	54 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Hitman 3	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	143 +0%	143 +0%
Metro Exodus	105 +0%	105 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	134 +0%	134 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 +0%	88 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

+0%

75−80

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70 +0%	70 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +0%	23 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73 +0%	73 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +0%	33 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how Quadro K4000 and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 Mobile is 622% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 Mobile is 670% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 Mobile is 700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.04	50.65
Recency	1 March 2013	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	115 Watt

Quadro K4000 has 43.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 619.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.