NVIDIA Quadro K4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Quadro K4000

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 14% higher texture fill rate: 51.84 GTexel / s vs 45.4 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 768 vs 336
Around 14% better floating-point performance: 1,244 gflops vs 1,088.6 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
3x more maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 1 GB
Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 5616 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3798 vs 3754
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3798 vs 3754

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 March 2013 vs 17 May 2011
Texture fill rate	51.84 GTexel / s vs 45.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 336
Floating-point performance	1,244 gflops vs 1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	5616 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3798 vs 3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3798 vs 3754

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2768 vs 2720
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 431 vs 422
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8692 vs 6665
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.82 vs 18.462
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 623.187 vs 427.88
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.201 vs 1.899
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.402 vs 23.742

Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2768 vs 2720
PassMark - G2D Mark	431 vs 422
Geekbench - OpenCL	8692 vs 6665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	25.82 vs 18.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	623.187 vs 427.88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.201 vs 1.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.402 vs 23.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	62.233 vs 61.965
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3667 vs 3651
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3332 vs 3321
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3667 vs 3651
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3332 vs 3321

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2720

2768

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

422

431

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6665

8692

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18.462

25.82

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

427.88

623.187

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.899

2.201

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23.742

30.402

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

61.965

62.233

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3798

3754

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3651

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3321

3332

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3798

3754

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3651

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3321

3332

Name	NVIDIA Quadro K4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
PassMark - G3D Mark	2720	2768
PassMark - G2D Mark	422	431
Geekbench - OpenCL	6665	8692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.462	25.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	427.88	623.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.899	2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	23.742	30.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	61.965	62.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3798	3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3651	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3321	3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3798	3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3651	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3321	3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	817	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro K4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GK106	GF114
Launch date	1 March 2013	17 May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,269	$199
Place in performance rating	879	865
Price now	$225.65	$353.59
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	14.81	10.61
Technical info
Core clock speed	810 MHz	810 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,244 gflops	1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	768	336
Texture fill rate	51.84 GTexel / s	45.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	2,540 million	1,950 million
Maximum GPU temperature		99 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	8.25" (21 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	Two 6-pin
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2-Way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.1
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	134.8 GB / s	128.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5616 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI