Quadro M4000 vs T600

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Quadro M4000

2015

Why buy it

✅100% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs 4 GB).

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 8 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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295.5% HIGHER MSRP
$791 MSRPvs$200 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 8.4 vs 32.1 G3D/$ ($791 MSRP vs $200 MSRP).
❌150% higher power demand at 100W vs 40W.
❌54.5% longer card at 241mm vs 156mm.

T600

2021

Why buy it

✅Costs $591 less on MSRP ($200 MSRP vs $791 MSRP).
✅Delivers 280.5% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 32.1 vs 8.4 G3D/$ ($200 MSRP vs $791 MSRP).
✅More future proof: Turing (2018−2022) on 12nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 40W instead of 100W, a 60W reduction.
✅Measures 156mm instead of 241mm, a 85mm shorter card that is more SFF-friendly.

Trade-offs

❌Less VRAM, with 4 GB vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.

Quadro M4000

2015

T600

2021

Why buy it

✅100% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs 4 GB).

Why buy it

✅Costs $591 less on MSRP ($200 MSRP vs $791 MSRP).
✅Delivers 280.5% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 32.1 vs 8.4 G3D/$ ($200 MSRP vs $791 MSRP).
✅More future proof: Turing (2018−2022) on 12nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 40W instead of 100W, a 60W reduction.
✅Measures 156mm instead of 241mm, a 85mm shorter card that is more SFF-friendly.

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 8 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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295.5% HIGHER MSRP
$791 MSRPvs$200 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 8.4 vs 32.1 G3D/$ ($791 MSRP vs $200 MSRP).
❌150% higher power demand at 100W vs 40W.
❌54.5% longer card at 241mm vs 156mm.

Trade-offs

❌Less VRAM, with 4 GB vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.

Quick Answers

So, is Quadro M4000 better than T600?

Yes. Quadro M4000 is clearly the better overall GPU here. You are also looking at 6,679 vs 6,425 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Quadro M4000 is a 2015 card with no meaningful modern upscaling stack, while T600 is a 2021 model from an older generation with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

T600 is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2021 generation instead of 2015 and a 12nm process instead of 28nm. That makes it the safer long-run choice for modern games.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Quadro M4000 is the smarter buy by a wide margin. Quadro M4000 is about 295.5% more expensive on MSRP at $791 MSRP versus $200 MSRP, and you are getting 4.0% higher G3D Mark. T600 really only makes sense now as a very cheap stopgap or a used-market placeholder.

When does T600 make more sense than Quadro M4000?

Yes. T600 is still an excellent gaming GPU in 2026: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. It makes more sense if your priority is newer architecture, lower power draw (40W vs 100W), future-proofing, and staying closer to $200 MSRP more than squeezing out the extra headroom of Quadro M4000. The trade-off is that Quadro M4000 currently gives you 4.0% higher G3D Mark. T600 still holds the G3D-per-dollar lead, so the performance win comes with a real value premium.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Quadro M4000 Benchmark Check

T600 Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Quadro M4000	T600
1080p
low	105 FPS	100 FPS
medium	88 FPS	86 FPS
high	72 FPS	70 FPS
ultra	48 FPS	42 FPS
1440p
low	89 FPS	87 FPS
medium	73 FPS	76 FPS
high	54 FPS	54 FPS
ultra	35 FPS	31 FPS
4K
low	35 FPS	27 FPS
medium	32 FPS	25 FPS
high	20 FPS	17 FPS
ultra	17 FPS	14 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Quadro M4000	T600
1080p
low	161 FPS	107 FPS
medium	137 FPS	81 FPS
high	111 FPS	63 FPS
ultra	78 FPS	49 FPS
1440p
low	110 FPS	79 FPS
medium	88 FPS	58 FPS
high	70 FPS	46 FPS
ultra	51 FPS	35 FPS
4K
low	49 FPS	49 FPS
medium	42 FPS	37 FPS
high	38 FPS	28 FPS
ultra	30 FPS	20 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Quadro M4000	T600
1080p
low	301 FPS	289 FPS
medium	240 FPS	231 FPS
high	200 FPS	193 FPS
ultra	150 FPS	145 FPS
1440p
low	225 FPS	217 FPS
medium	180 FPS	173 FPS
high	150 FPS	145 FPS
ultra	113 FPS	108 FPS
4K
low	150 FPS	145 FPS
medium	120 FPS	116 FPS
high	100 FPS	95 FPS
ultra	75 FPS	64 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Quadro M4000	T600
1080p
low	211 FPS	173 FPS
medium	182 FPS	140 FPS
high	148 FPS	123 FPS
ultra	125 FPS	97 FPS
1440p
low	164 FPS	120 FPS
medium	143 FPS	99 FPS
high	113 FPS	85 FPS
ultra	93 FPS	66 FPS
4K
low	92 FPS	71 FPS
medium	73 FPS	56 FPS
high	58 FPS	45 FPS
ultra	46 FPS	32 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Quadro M4000 and T600

Quadro M4000

The Quadro M4000 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in August 18 2015. It features the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 975 MHz to 1013 MHz. It has 1,280 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 100W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 6,679 points.

T600

The T600 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in May 6 2021. It features the Turing architecture. The core clock ranges from 735 MHz to 1335 MHz. It has 640 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 40W. Manufactured using 12 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 6,425 points.

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Graphics Performance

The Quadro M4000 scores 6,679 and the T600 reaches 6,425 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 4% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Quadro M4000 is built on Maxwell 2.0 while the T600 uses Turing, both on 28 nm vs 12 nm. Shader units: 1 (Quadro M4000) vs 640 (T600). Raw compute: 2.496 TFLOPS (Quadro M4000) vs 1.709 TFLOPS (T600). Boost clocks: 1013 MHz vs 1335 MHz.

Feature	Quadro M4000	T600
G3D Mark Score	6,679+4%	6,425
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Turing
Process Node	28 nm	12 nm
Shading Units	1,280+100%	640
Compute (TFLOPS)	2.496 TFLOPS+46%	1.709 TFLOPS
Boost Clock	1013 MHz	1335 MHz+32%
ROPs	64+100%	32
TMUs	80+100%	40
L1 Cache	480 KB	640 KB+33%
L2 Cache	2 MB+100%	1 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Quadro M4000	T600
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	Upscaling support
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	Standard	Standard

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The Quadro M4000 comes with 8 GB of VRAM, while the T600 has 4 GB. The Quadro M4000 offers 100% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Bus width: 256-bit vs 128-bit. L2 Cache: 2 MB (Quadro M4000) vs 1 MB (T600) — the Quadro M4000 has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	Quadro M4000	T600
VRAM Capacity	8 GB+100%	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Bus Width	256-bit+100%	128-bit
L2 Cache	2 MB+100%	1 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 (12_1) (Quadro M4000) vs 12 (12_1) (T600). Vulkan: 1.4 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	Quadro M4000	T600
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Vulkan	1.4+8%	1.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: 5th Gen NVENC (Maxwell) (Quadro M4000) vs 7th Gen NVENC (Turing) (T600). Decoder: 1st Gen NVDEC vs 5th Gen NVDEC. Supported codecs: H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2,MPEG-4 (Quadro M4000) vs H.264,HEVC (T600).

Feature	Quadro M4000	T600
Encoder	5th Gen NVENC (Maxwell)	7th Gen NVENC (Turing)
Decoder	1st Gen NVDEC	5th Gen NVDEC
Codecs	H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2,MPEG-4	H.264,HEVC

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Power & Dimensions

The Quadro M4000 draws 100W versus the T600's 40W — a 85.7% difference. The T600 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Quadro M4000) vs 350W (T600). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 241mm vs 156mm, occupying 1 vs 1 slots. Typical load temperature: 82°C vs 65°C.

Feature	Quadro M4000	T600
TDP	100W	40W-60%
Recommended PSU	350W	350W
Power Connector	PCIe-powered	PCIe-powered
Length	241mm	156mm
Height	111mm	69mm
Slots	1	1
Temp (Load)	82°C	65°C-21%
Perf/Watt	66.8	160.6+140%

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Value Analysis

The Quadro M4000 launched at $791 MSRP, while the T600 launched at $200. The T600 costs 74.7% less ($591 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 8.4 (Quadro M4000) vs 32.1 (T600) — the T600 offers 282.1% better value. The T600 is the newer GPU (2021 vs 2015).