Radeon RX 560 vs Quadro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000 with Radeon RX 560, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M4000
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.32
+82.9%

M4000 outperforms RX 560 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking316468
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.661.48
Power efficiency9.898.66
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Polaris 21
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$791 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M4000 has 282% better value for money than RX 560.

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 cores16641024
Core clock speed773 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1275 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate80.3981.60
Floating-point processing power2.573 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs10464

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length241 mm170 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone
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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 192 GB/s112.0 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno data
HDMI-+

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 compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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 17.32
+82.9%
RX 560 9.47

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 6673
+82.9%
RX 560 3649

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 M4000 19296
+12.7%
RX 560 17125

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 M4000 20738
+13.5%
RX 560 18272

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 HD60−65
+71.4%
35
−71.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p13.182.83

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.32 9.47
Recency 29 June 2015 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 75 Watt

Quadro M4000 has a 82.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 560 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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