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 Ventus G5060-8V3C | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD 2.0 | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro M4000 | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2535 | 2475 | 1800 | 3250 | 2430 |
| Tdp W | 120 | 145 | 300 | 320 | 140 | 263 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 128 | 256 | 320 | 128 | 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 Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.7 | 59.1 | 48.1 | 52.2 | 90.1 | 91.5 | 94.7 | 94.1 | 71.8 | 61 |
| 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 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD 2.0 Compare | 53.4 | 74 | 56.2 | 66.7 | 79.3 | 91.5 | 34.6 | 65.9 | 69.3 | 48.9 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 75.5 | 56.3 | 68 | 47.6 | 90.1 | 56.7 | 92.5 | 76.9 | 95.4 | 59.5 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 82.7 | 77.4 | 72.2 | 64.5 | 84.5 | 44.4 | 53.6 | 86.1 | 82.3 | 40.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From £165
Price History
Usage Scores
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