NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
The NVIDIA Quadro K4000M is a high-end, DirectX 11.1 compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Kepler-based GPU built on the GK104 chip (but using only 960 shader cores) and is manufactured in 28nm at TSMC. The Quadro K4000M is built for the Intel Chief River generation (Ivy Bridge) and is the successor to the Fermi-based Quadro 4000M (Huron River platform).
The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.
Architecture
The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK104 Kepler core offers eight shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the K4000M, 5 blocks are active leading to the 960 CUDA cores. Although more shader cores are available in the Kepler architecture as compared to the Fermi design, the Kepler shaders are still expected to be up to twice as power efficient. However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip offer similar performance to just one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast).
PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and an optional Turbo mode can automatically overclock the Nvidia card by a theoretical 15 percent if the laptop cooling system allows it. The implementation of this boost mode is done in the BIOS, but it is ultimately dependent upon the manufacturer of the laptop.
Performance
The performance is significantly above the level of the older Quadro 5010M and also beats the GeForce GTX 675M. Therefore, the card will manage both CAD software and demanding 3D games of 2013 in high quality settings.
Features
The improved feature set now includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.
The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK107 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.
The power consumption of the K4000M is rated at 100 Watt (TGP according to Nvidia) and is therefore suited for large-sized notebooks 17-inches or greater.
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Quadro K Series | |
| Codename | N14E-Q3 |
| Architecture | Kepler |
| Pipelines | 960 - unified |
| Core Speed | 600 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 2800 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4096 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
| technology | 28 nm |
| Features | Optimus,
PhysX, Verde
Drivers,
CUDA, 3D
Vision, 3DTV
Play |
| Notebook Size | large |
| Date of Announcement | 01.06.2012 |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
14.1 pt (15%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -6%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
12751 Points (17%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -5%
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
19058 Points (9%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -8%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
2192 Points (6%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
2199 Points (4%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -5%
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
150781 Points (20%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -4%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 3673 avg: 3760 median: 3777 (9%) max: 3830 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 9%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 3413 avg: 3466 median: 3466 (6%) max: 3519 Points
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -2%
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
15362 Points (15%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1%
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 14010 avg: 14050 median: 14049.5 (13%) max: 14089 Points
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 0%
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +min: 19573 avg: 20223 median: 20518 (38%) max: 20578 Points
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
36.5 fps (12%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
48.5 fps (9%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -5%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 4%
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
34.7 fps (25%)
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
40.3 fps (68%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1%
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specvp11 sw-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
39.7 fps (48%)
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specvp11 proe-05 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
12.2 fps (51%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 11%
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specvp11 maya-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
51.4 fps (39%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -97%
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specvp11 lightwave-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
42.8 fps (46%)
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specvp11 ensight-04 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
40.5 fps (19%)
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specvp11 catia-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
45.6 fps (55%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
7.6 Points (96%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 1%
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
7.6 Points (96%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 1%
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6804 points (32%)
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
70.9 fps (30%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
101 Samples/s (1%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
221 Samples/s (1%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -12%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -13%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -16%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -6%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -21%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -4%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -7%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -5%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 26%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 0%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -1%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -23%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 10%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -5%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 11%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -6%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 9%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 9%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 18%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -24%
ATI Radeon HD 5850 1%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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ATI Radeon HD 4850 19%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 24%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -34%
ATI Radeon HD 4850 -31%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 75%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -2%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti -4%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 15%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 14%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -8%
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AMD Radeon HD 6790 14%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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ATI Radeon HD 5570 -3%
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 37%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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