NVIDIA Quadro M4000 vs NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M4000 and NVIDIA Quadro K6000 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 M4000

NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 551

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2015 vs 23 July 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 551

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K6000

Around 3% higher core clock speed: 797 MHz vs 773 MHz
2.7x more texture fill rate: 216.5 GTexel / s vs 80.39 GTexel / s
Around 73% higher pipelines: 2880 vs 1664
2x better floating-point performance: 5,196 gflops vs 2,573 gflops
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8096 vs 6680
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 24013 vs 18372
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 67.178 vs 65.548
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1816.61 vs 732.046
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.435 vs 5.453
5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 88.889 vs 17.725
Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 355.166 vs 217.357
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12657 vs 6291
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3711 vs 3685
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3332
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12657 vs 6291
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3711 vs 3685
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3332

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	797 MHz vs 773 MHz
Texture fill rate	216.5 GTexel / s vs 80.39 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2880 vs 1664
Floating-point performance	5,196 gflops vs 2,573 gflops
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8096 vs 6680
Geekbench - OpenCL	24013 vs 18372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	67.178 vs 65.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1816.61 vs 732.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.435 vs 5.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	88.889 vs 17.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	355.166 vs 217.357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	12657 vs 6291
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3711 vs 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	12657 vs 6291
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3711 vs 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3332

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K6000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6680

8096

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

673

551

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

18372

24013

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

65.548

67.178

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

732.046

1816.61

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.453

7.435

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17.725

88.889

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

217.357

355.166

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6291

12657

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3332

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6291

12657

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3332

3356

Name	NVIDIA Quadro M4000	NVIDIA Quadro K6000
PassMark - G3D Mark	6680	8096
PassMark - G2D Mark	673	551
Geekbench - OpenCL	18372	24013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.548	67.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	732.046	1816.61
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.453	7.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	17.725	88.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	217.357	355.166
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6291	12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3332	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6291	12657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3332	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	680

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro M4000	NVIDIA Quadro K6000
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Kepler
Code name	GM204	GK110B
Launch date	29 June 2015	23 July 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$791	$5,265
Place in performance rating	534	364
Price now	$765.93	$833.98
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	10.68	11.34
Technical info
Core clock speed	773 MHz	797 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,573 gflops	5,196 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1664	2880
Texture fill rate	80.39 GTexel / s	216.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	5,200 million	7,080 million
Boost clock speed		902 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync
Number of simultaneous displays	4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
SLI options	1
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Shader Model	5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bandwidth		288.4 GB / s
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
High-Performance Video I/O6
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management