RTX A5000 Mobile vs Quadro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000 with RTX A5000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M4000
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.32

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms M4000 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32696
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.37no data
Power efficiency9.9119.27
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM204GA104
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$791 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores16646144
Core clock speed773 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1575 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate80.39302.4
Floating-point processing power2.573 TFLOPS19.35 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs104192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1" (2.5 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 192 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.28.6
DLSS-+

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.

Quadro M4000 17.32
RTX A5000 Mobile 42.08
+143%

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 M4000 6675
RTX A5000 Mobile 16213
+143%

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 HD40−45
−170%
108
+170%
1440p27−30
−163%
71
+163%
4K18−21
−178%
50
+178%

Cost per frame, $

1080p19.78no data
1440p29.30no data
4K43.94no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
+0%
122
+0%
Metro Exodus 80
+0%
80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+0%
76
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

This is how Quadro M4000 and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 170% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 163% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 178% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.32 42.08
Recency 29 June 2015 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt

Quadro M4000 has 25% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 143% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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