NVIDIA Quadro M4000M vs AMD FirePro W5000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M4000M and AMD FirePro W5000 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 M4000M

AMD FirePro W5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 18% higher core clock speed: 975 MHz vs 825 MHz
Around 97% higher texture fill rate: 78 GTexel / s vs 39.6 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 1,280 vs 768
Around 97% better floating-point performance: 2,496 gflops vs 1,267 gflops
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 350 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 57% higher memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 3200 MHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6169 vs 2988
2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19918 vs 9969
Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1235.338 vs 771.327
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.157 vs 2.758
Around 76% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7602 vs 4308
Around 76% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7602 vs 4308

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 August 2015 vs 7 August 2012
Core clock speed	975 MHz vs 825 MHz
Texture fill rate	78 GTexel / s vs 39.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1,280 vs 768
Floating-point performance	2,496 gflops vs 1,267 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 350 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6169 vs 2988
Geekbench - OpenCL	19918 vs 9969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1235.338 vs 771.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.157 vs 2.758
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7602 vs 4308
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7602 vs 4308

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5000

Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 570 vs 413
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 2749
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3093
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 2749
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3093

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	570 vs 413
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 2749
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3093
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 2749
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3093

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W5000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6169

2988

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

413

570

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

19918

9969

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1235.338

771.327

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.157

2.758

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7602

4308

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2749

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3093

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7602

4308

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2749

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3093

3359

Name	NVIDIA Quadro M4000M	AMD FirePro W5000
PassMark - G3D Mark	6169	2988
PassMark - G2D Mark	413	570
Geekbench - OpenCL	19918	9969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	81.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1235.338	771.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.157	2.758
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	68.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	251.464
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7602	4308
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2749	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3093	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7602	4308
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2749	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3093	3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro M4000M	AMD FirePro W5000
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM204	Pitcairn
Launch date	18 August 2015	7 August 2012
Place in performance rating	562	565
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$599
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1013 MHz
Core clock speed	975 MHz	825 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,496 gflops	1,267 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1,280	768
Texture fill rate	78 GTexel / s	39.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	350 Watt
Transistor count	5,200 million	2,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2
DisplayPort count		2
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		Full Height / Half Length
Length		183 mm
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Shader Model	5.0
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	160 GB / s	102.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus