NVIDIA Quadro M4000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 4000M vs NVIDIA Quadro M5500

NVIDIA Quadro M4000M

The Nvidia Quadro M4000M is a high-end, DirectX 12 (FL_12_1) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM204 chip with all 1280 of the 1536 shader cores activated and is manufactured in 28 nm at TSMC. Therefore, the GPU is similar to the consumer Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M. The Quadro M4000M is built for the Intel Skylake generation and is a successor to the Quadro K4100M (Kepler-based). The M4000M usually comes with 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM clocked at 1250 MHz (5000 MHz effective, 160 GB/s opposed to 102.4 GB/s of the K4100M).

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better compared to GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Performance

The clock speeds of the Quadro M4000M are very similar to the GTX 970M based on the same chip. The base clock is slightly higher with 975 versus 924 MHz but the Boost speed is lower at 1013 versus 1038 MHz. Therefore, with good cooling the GTX 970M should be slightly faster. Compared to the Quadro line-up, it is the second fastest Quadro card in 2015 and therefore clearly faster than the old Quadro K4100M.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.2) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M4000M can be used for general calculations.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the Quadro M4000M is rated at the same TGP of 100 Watt as the M5000M and older K5100M/K4100M (including the board and memory components). Therefore, the card is suited for large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater.

NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 4000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (or more specifically, probably the GF104). Unlike the 5010M, the 4000M does not support ECC memory and dual-precision (DP) floating point calculations.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications such as CAD or DCC. As a result, multiple scientific or business disciplines can make use of the workstation GPU. The OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than consumer-oriented GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

The shader / CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11 or OpenGL 4.1 for graphics rendering or DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 4000M should offer higher performance in general purpose calculations compared to its predecessors.

Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 4000M is compatible with 3D Vision Pro, a new software solution by Nvidia for stereoscopic output.

The 4000M supports Nvidia Optimus in order to automatically switch between the integrated graphics card and the Quadro for power-saving purposes. Whether or not this feature is supported on a laptop, however, is dependent on the laptop manufacturer.

Similar to the GeForce GTX 480M, the Quadro 4000M is specified at 100 Watt TDP and is therefore only found in large laptops such as the Clevo D901F.

NVIDIA Quadro M5500

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The Nvidia Quadro M5500 is a high-end, DirectX 12 (FL_12_1) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM204 chip with all 2048 shader cores activated and is manufactured in 28 nm at TSMC. Therefore, the GPU is similar to the consumer Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 (Notebook). Compared to the slower and less power hungry Quadro M5000M, the M5500 offers 512 more shaders which should result in 30-40% more performance according to Nvidia.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.2) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M5000M can be used for general calculations.

The power consumption of the Quadro M5000M is rated at the same TGP of 150 Watt. Therefore, the card is suited for very large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater.

The first laptop with the M5500 in it is the MSI WT72 Workstation.

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NVIDIA Quadro M4000M

NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

NVIDIA Quadro M5500

Quadro M Series

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Architecture

Maxwell

Fermi

Maxwell

Pipelines

1280 - unified

336 - unified

2048 - unified

Core Speed

975 - 1013 (Boost) MHz

475 MHz

1139 - 1140 (Boost) MHz

Memory Speed

5012 MHz

1200 MHz

6606 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Max. Amount of Memory

4 GB

2048 MB

8 GB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5

DirectX 11, Shader 5.0

DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5

Power Consumption

100 Watt

150 Watt

Transistors

5.2 Billion

technology

28 nm

40 nm

28 nm

Features

Optimus, PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus

OpenGl 4.1, FP32

CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLI

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

02.10.2015

22.02.2011

04.04.2016

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.com

Codename

Fermi

Shader Speed

950 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro M4000M

2.9 pt (9%)

AMD Radeon HD 8180

0.05426 -98%

...

2.55 -12%

2.56 -11%

2.57 -11%

2.6 -10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

2.74 -5%

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

2.74 -5%

AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL

2.74 -5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

2.79 -3%

NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU

2.84 -2%

NVIDIA Quadro M4000M

2.89

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile

2.9 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q

2.91 1%

AMD Radeon 860M

2.96 2%

NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU

2.97 3%

AMD Radeon 780M

2.99 3%

Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU

3.04 5%

Intel Arc Graphics 130V

3.13 8%

Intel Arc A310

3.17 10%

NVIDIA GeForce MX570

3.17 10%

...

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop

18.4 537%

max:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

33.3 1052%

100%

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics

100%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo ThinkPad P70	E3-1505M v5	Quadro M4000M	16 GB	13452
Lenovo ThinkPad P70-20ER000XUS	E3-1505M v5	Quadro M4000M 1013 / 5012 MHz 4 GB	16 GB	21920

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision	2720QM	Quadro 4000M		2229
Dell Precision M6600	2920XM	Quadro 4000M 475 / 625 MHz 2 GB	8 GB	2440

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Dell Precision M6600 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	2920XM	Quadro 4000M 475 / 625 MHz 2 GB	8 GB	17727

	NVIDIA Quadro M4000M						NVIDIA Quadro 4000M						NVIDIA Quadro M5500
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
Rise of the Tomb Raider		90	55	48		20
BioShock Infinite		196	181	85
	NVIDIA Quadro M4000M						NVIDIA Quadro 4000M						NVIDIA Quadro M5500
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps		1 1	1 1	1 1		1	< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps							< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps

NVIDIA Quadro M4000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 4000M vs NVIDIA Quadro M5500