Radeon RX 6500 vs Quadro M4000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000M with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

M4000M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
15.96

RX 6500 outperforms M4000M by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking337278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.95no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)no data
GPU code nameGM204no data
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)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 cores1,280no data
Core clock speed975 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1013 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate78.00no data
Floating-point processing power2.496 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs80no data

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1253 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth160 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 data
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.

DirectX12no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
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 15.96
RX 6500 19.86
+24.4%

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
RX 6500 7649
+24.4%

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 HD68
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−28%
30−35
+28%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−22.2%
40−45
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−26.9%
30−35
+26.9%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−28%
30−35
+28%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−20.5%
50−55
+20.5%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−19.4%
120−130
+19.4%
Hitman 3 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−18.5%
95−100
+18.5%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−20.5%
50−55
+20.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−26.9%
65−70
+26.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−12.3%
90−95
+12.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−22.2%
40−45
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−26.9%
30−35
+26.9%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−28%
30−35
+28%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−20.5%
50−55
+20.5%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−19.4%
120−130
+19.4%
Hitman 3 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−18.5%
95−100
+18.5%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−25.5%
65−70
+25.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−20.5%
50−55
+20.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−26.9%
65−70
+26.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−12.3%
90−95
+12.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−22.2%
40−45
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−26.9%
30−35
+26.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−28%
30−35
+28%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−19.4%
120−130
+19.4%
Hitman 3 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−12.3%
90−95
+12.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−29.4%
110−120
+29.4%
Hitman 3 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−19.4%
110−120
+19.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−27.2%
100−110
+27.2%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how M4000M and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 18% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 38% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 52 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.96 19.86

RX 6500 has a 24.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6500 is a mobile 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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