PNY Quadro M4000 8GB GDDR5 workstation
The Maxwell-based Quadro M4000 delivers certified ISV stability with 8GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, all within a modest 120W TDP for reliable single-slot deployment. Its mature driver stack ensures flawless viewport performance in legacy CAD applications like SolidWorks and CATIA without the cost of newer hardware. This card is best for IT managers maintaining fleets of engineering workstations where driver certification and uptime matter more than raw 3D rendering speed.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (14th percentile)
- Below average rt (17th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 13 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro M4000 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 800 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 6676 |
| GPU Compute | 2645 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 120 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI-E IN |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 4k or higher |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY Quadro M4000 | MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC | Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-R907GREGAMING OC-12GD | XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro M4000 | GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Radeon RX 9070 GRE | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 7900 GRE | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 12GB GDDR6X | 12GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2610 | 2920 | 2565 | 2290 | 2475 |
| Tdp W | 120 | 285 | 220 | 236 | 268 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 192 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY Quadro M4000 | 24 | 16.7 | 21.8 | 18.9 | 11.7 | 7 | 21.5 | 13.6 | 64.7 | 84.6 |
| MSI Gaming GeForceRTX5060Ti 8G GAMING TRIO OC Compare | 58.4 | 85.3 | 59.1 | 84.5 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 76.5 | 70.7 | 56.4 | 47.8 |
| Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-R907GREGAMING OC-12GD Compare | 66 | 72.3 | 56.2 | 63.5 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 70.4 | 88.9 | 82.3 | 51.8 |
| XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 RX-78TMERCB9 Compare | 82.7 | 77.4 | 72.2 | 64.5 | 90.1 | 91.5 | 67.2 | 87.3 | 88.7 | 53.1 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 88.1 | 88.9 | 71.4 | 77.4 | 72.8 | 72.9 | 66.4 | 86.1 | 0 | 54.3 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 74.1 | 86.8 | 70 | 71.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 49.5 | 70.7 | 65.8 | 53.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From €186
Price History
Usage Scores
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