Radeon R9 270 vs Quadro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000 with Radeon R9 270, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M4000
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.29
+54.9%

M4000 outperforms R9 270 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking313416
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.464.87
Power efficiency9.985.15
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Curacao
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)13 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$791 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M4000 has 12% better value for money than R9 270.

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 cores16641280
Core clock speed773 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data925 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate80.3974.00
Floating-point processing power2.573 TFLOPS2.368 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs10480

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm210 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1 x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHzno data
Memory bandwidthUp to 192 GB/s179.2 GB/s

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 DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+
DisplayPort support-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-+
UVD-+
DDMA audiono data+
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA5.2-

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 M4000 17.29
+54.9%
R9 270 11.16

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 6671
+54.9%
R9 270 4306

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

Quadro M4000 958
+34.7%
R9 270 711

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.29 11.16
Recency 29 June 2015 13 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt

Quadro M4000 has a 54.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 270 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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