Quadro M4000 vs Radeon 780M

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

✅42.7% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 8.4 vs 0 G3D/$ ($791 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅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.
❌566.7% higher power demand at 100W vs 15W.

Radeon 780M

2024

Why buy it

✅More future proof: RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 15W instead of 100W, a 85W reduction.
✅More future proof: RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Quadro M4000 across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 4 GB vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 8.4 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $791 MSRP).

Quadro M4000

2015

Radeon 780M

2024

Why buy it

✅42.7% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 8.4 vs 0 G3D/$ ($791 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅100% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs 4 GB).

Why buy it

✅More future proof: RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 15W instead of 100W, a 85W reduction.
✅More future proof: RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) on 4nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 8 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌566.7% higher power demand at 100W vs 15W.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Quadro M4000 across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 4 GB vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 8.4 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $791 MSRP).

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon 780M better than Quadro M4000?

Yes. Radeon 780M is clearly the better overall GPU here. Quadro M4000 averages 42.7% more FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 6,906 vs 6,679 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon 780M is a 2024 card with FSR upscaling, while Quadro M4000 is a 2015 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?

Radeon 780M is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2024 generation instead of 2015, better upscaling support with FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, and a 4nm process instead of 28nm. That broader feature stack should age better as more games lean on modern upscaling and frame-generation support.

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

Radeon 780M is the smarter buy by a wide margin. Radeon 780M is priced in an unclear MSRP range at an unclear MSRP versus $791 MSRP, and you are getting lower estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and 3.4% higher G3D Mark. Quadro M4000 really only makes sense now as a very cheap stopgap or a used-market placeholder.

Is Quadro M4000 still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

No, not for a fresh gaming build. Quadro M4000 is 2015 hardware with 8 GB of VRAM, 6,679 in G3D Mark, and no meaningful modern upscaling stack. That is simply too far behind to be an easy modern recommendation.

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

Radeon 780M Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
1080p
low	105 FPS	93 FPS
medium	88 FPS	78 FPS
high	72 FPS	65 FPS
ultra	48 FPS	43 FPS
1440p
low	89 FPS	80 FPS
medium	73 FPS	68 FPS
high	54 FPS	51 FPS
ultra	35 FPS	32 FPS
4K
low	35 FPS	29 FPS
medium	32 FPS	27 FPS
high	20 FPS	18 FPS
ultra	17 FPS	16 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
1080p
low	161 FPS	96 FPS
medium	137 FPS	67 FPS
high	111 FPS	47 FPS
ultra	78 FPS	32 FPS
1440p
low	110 FPS	67 FPS
medium	88 FPS	45 FPS
high	70 FPS	33 FPS
ultra	51 FPS	23 FPS
4K
low	49 FPS	35 FPS
medium	42 FPS	25 FPS
high	38 FPS	20 FPS
ultra	30 FPS	13 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
1080p
low	301 FPS	310 FPS
medium	240 FPS	249 FPS
high	200 FPS	206 FPS
ultra	150 FPS	155 FPS
1440p
low	225 FPS	227 FPS
medium	180 FPS	186 FPS
high	150 FPS	155 FPS
ultra	113 FPS	117 FPS
4K
low	150 FPS	137 FPS
medium	120 FPS	123 FPS
high	100 FPS	83 FPS
ultra	75 FPS	59 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
1080p
low	211 FPS	173 FPS
medium	182 FPS	136 FPS
high	148 FPS	112 FPS
ultra	125 FPS	88 FPS
1440p
low	164 FPS	119 FPS
medium	143 FPS	96 FPS
high	113 FPS	81 FPS
ultra	93 FPS	65 FPS
4K
low	92 FPS	71 FPS
medium	73 FPS	57 FPS
high	58 FPS	45 FPS
ultra	46 FPS	33 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Quadro M4000 and Radeon 780M

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.

Radeon 780M

The Radeon 780M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 31 2024. It features the RDNA 3.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 800 MHz to 2900 MHz. It has 768 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 15W. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. It features 12 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 6,906 points.

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Graphics Performance

The Quadro M4000 scores 6,679 and the Radeon 780M reaches 6,906 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 3.4% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Quadro M4000 is built on Maxwell 2.0 while the Radeon 780M uses RDNA 3.0, both on 28 nm vs 4 nm. Shader units: 1 (Quadro M4000) vs 768 (Radeon 780M). Raw compute: 2.496 TFLOPS (Quadro M4000) vs 8.909 TFLOPS (Radeon 780M). Boost clocks: 1013 MHz vs 2900 MHz.

Feature	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
G3D Mark Score	6,679	6,906+3%
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	RDNA 3.0
Process Node	28 nm	4 nm
Shading Units	1,280+67%	768
Compute (TFLOPS)	2.496 TFLOPS	8.909 TFLOPS+257%
Boost Clock	1013 MHz	2900 MHz+186%
ROPs	64+100%	32
TMUs	80+67%	48
L1 Cache	480 KB+88%	256 KB
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	Standard	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The Quadro M4000 comes with 8 GB of VRAM, while the Radeon 780M has 4 GB. The Quadro M4000 offers 100% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Bus width: 256-bit vs System.

Feature	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
VRAM Capacity	8 GB+100%	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	Shared
Memory Bandwidth	211 GB/s	System
Bus Width	256-bit	System
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 (12_1) (Quadro M4000) vs 12.2 (Radeon 780M). Vulkan: 1.4 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12.2+2%
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 VCN 4.0 (Radeon 780M). Decoder: 1st Gen NVDEC vs VCN 4.0. Supported codecs: H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2,MPEG-4 (Quadro M4000) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Radeon 780M).

Feature	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
Encoder	5th Gen NVENC (Maxwell)	VCN 4.0
Decoder	1st Gen NVDEC	VCN 4.0
Codecs	H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2,MPEG-4	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1

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Power & Dimensions

The Quadro M4000 draws 100W versus the Radeon 780M's 15W — a 147.8% difference. The Radeon 780M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Quadro M4000) vs 350W (Radeon 780M). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs None. Card length: 241mm vs 0mm, occupying 1 vs 0 slots.

Feature	Quadro M4000	Radeon 780M
TDP	100W	15W-85%
Recommended PSU	350W	350W
Power Connector	PCIe-powered	None
Length	241mm	0mm
Height	111mm	0mm
Slots	1	0-100%
Temp (Load)	82°C	—
Perf/Watt	66.8	460.4+589%