L4 vs Quadro M1000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M1000M with L4, including specs and performance data.

M1000M
2015
2 GB/4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
7.39

L4 outperforms M1000M by a whopping 304% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking535190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.03no data
Power efficiency12.6728.46
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM107AD104
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200.89 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 cores5127424
Core clock speed993 MHz795 MHz
Boost clock speed1072 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt72 Watt
Texture fill rate31.78489.6
Floating-point processing power1.017 TFLOPS30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs32240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data169 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 GB/4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s300.1 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 outputsNo outputs
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.08.9

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.

M1000M 7.39
L4 29.89
+304%

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.

M1000M 2847
L4 11518
+305%

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.

M1000M 8519
L4 140668
+1551%

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.

M1000M 7959
L4 116827
+1368%

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 HD40
−300%
160−170
+300%
4K13
−285%
50−55
+285%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.02no data
4K15.45no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−295%
75−80
+295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−286%
85−90
+286%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−282%
65−70
+282%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−281%
80−85
+281%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−288%
190−200
+288%
Hitman 3 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−295%
170−180
+295%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−281%
80−85
+281%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−300%
220−230
+300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−295%
75−80
+295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−286%
85−90
+286%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−282%
65−70
+282%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−281%
80−85
+281%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−288%
190−200
+288%
Hitman 3 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−295%
170−180
+295%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−281%
80−85
+281%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
−303%
250−260
+303%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−300%
220−230
+300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−295%
75−80
+295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−282%
65−70
+282%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−288%
190−200
+288%
Hitman 3 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−295%
170−180
+295%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−264%
40−45
+264%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−300%
220−230
+300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−270%
100−105
+270%
Hitman 3 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−304%
190−200
+304%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Hitman 3 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−286%
27−30
+286%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%

This is how M1000M and L4 compete in popular games:

  • L4 is 300% faster in 1080p
  • L4 is 285% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.39 29.89
Recency 18 August 2015 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 72 Watt

M1000M has 80% lower power consumption.

L4, on the other hand, has a 304.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The L4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M1000M is a mobile workstation card while L4 is a workstation 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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