RTX A4000 vs Quadro P4000 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	240	56
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	15.82	24.91
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP104	GA104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	11 January 2017 (7 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores	1792	6144
Core clock speed	1114 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1228 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	137.5	299.5
Floating-point processing power	4.401 TFLOPS	19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	112	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.3 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

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.

P4000 Max-Q 22.84

RTX A4000 50.35
+120%

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.

P4000 Max-Q 8815

RTX A4000 19430
+120%

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 HD	102 −116%	220−230 +116%
4K	36 −108%	75−80 +108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−116%

80−85
+116%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −120%	110−120 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −118%	85−90 +118%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −113%	160−170 +113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −117%	100−105 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −108%	110−120 +108%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −119%	300−310 +119%
Hitman 3	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −115%	230−240 +115%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −115%	170−180 +115%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −114%	210−220 +114%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −120%	110−120 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −118%	85−90 +118%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −113%	160−170 +113%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −117%	100−105 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −108%	110−120 +108%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −119%	300−310 +119%
Hitman 3	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −115%	230−240 +115%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −115%	170−180 +115%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −117%	130−140 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −120%	110−120 +120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −114%	210−220 +114%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −120%	110−120 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −118%	85−90 +118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −117%	100−105 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −108%	110−120 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −119%	300−310 +119%
Hitman 3	45−50 −111%	95−100 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −115%	230−240 +115%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −108%	160−170 +108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42 −114%	90−95 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −114%	210−220 +114%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
−117%

130−140

+117%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −109%	90−95 +109%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −115%	280−290 +115%
Hitman 3	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −109%	90−95 +109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −114%	280−290 +114%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−111%

80−85
+111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −120%	260−270 +120%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −120%	55−60 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 −107%	60−65 +107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−100%

40−45
+100%

This is how P4000 Max-Q and RTX A4000 compete in popular games:

RTX A4000 is 116% faster in 1080p
RTX A4000 is 108% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.84	50.35
Recency	11 January 2017	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	140 Watt

P4000 Max-Q has 40% lower power consumption.

RTX A4000, on the other hand, has a 120.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P4000 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while RTX A4000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.