GeForce 8800 GT vs Quadro M4000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000M with GeForce 8800 GT, including specs and performance data.

M4000M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
15.94
+1207%

M4000M outperforms 8800 GT by a whopping 1207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3371047
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Power efficiency11.120.68
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM204G92
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)29 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

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 cores1,280112
Core clock speed975 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1013 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate78.0033.60
Floating-point processing power2.496 TFLOPS0.336 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs8056

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
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Heightno dataSingle Slot
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
SLI options-2-way

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s57.6 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 outputsDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Display Port1.2no data
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)no data128bit
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.

DirectX1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
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.

M4000M 15.94
+1207%
8800 GT 1.22

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.

M4000M 6148
+1205%
8800 GT 471

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 HD73
+1360%
5−6
−1360%
4K20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data69.80
4Kno data349.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1371%
7−8
−1371%
Hitman 3 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1371%
7−8
−1371%
Hitman 3 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1371%
7−8
−1371%
Hitman 3 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+1317%
6−7
−1317%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+1300%
7−8
−1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 0−1
Hitman 3 12−14 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

This is how M4000M and 8800 GT compete in popular games:

  • M4000M is 1360% faster in 1080p
  • M4000M is 1900% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.94 1.22
Recency 18 August 2015 29 October 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 105 Watt

M4000M has a 1206.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 8800 GT 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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