PNY Quadro M4000 8GB GDDR5 workstation
PNY
26 Overall Score
vs
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 8GB GDDR6
EVGA
67 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY Quadro M4000 8GB GDDR5 workstation
No customer feedback yet
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 8GB GDDR6
86 out of 100 medium confidence 20 reviews
The EVGA RTX 3070 is widely praised as a powerful upgrade from older cards like the GTX 1070 or RTX 2060, offering excellent 1440p gaming with high frame rates and quiet, cool operation. Users appreciate the solid build quality and value, especially when purchased at a discounted price. However, some buyers report issues such as coil whine, a dead-on-arrival DisplayPort, or GPU failure after a few months, with one noting that Amazon's 90-day return policy leaves them with a potentially unwarrantied used card. Size is also a concern: the card is large and may not fit in smaller cases or clear certain drive cages.
Pros
- High 1440p performance and frame rates
- Quiet and cool operation
- Solid build quality
- Good value when discounted
- Great upgrade from older GPUs
Cons
- Potential coil whine
- GPU failure after a few months
- Large size may not fit all cases
- Limited warranty on used purchases
- DisplayPort issues on some units
Gaming performance 12
Thermal performance 6
Noise level 5
Build quality 4
Value for money 5
Durability reliability 3
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY Quadro M4000 | EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Quadro M4000 | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | — | Ampere |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | — | 8★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 40★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 15.970000267028809★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 15.970000267028809★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 120★ | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 650★ |
| Power Connectors | — | Two available 8-pin or 6+2-pin PCIe power dongles |
| Cooler | — | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI-E IN | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | — | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 4k or higher | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 285★ |
| Slot Width | — | 2.2200000286102295★ |
| Form Factor | — | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.47 kg★ | 1.40 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✗ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY Quadro M4000 8GB GDDR5 workstation
- Strong affordability (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average connectivity (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average rt (17th percentile)17th %ile
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3
Scores 67 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 38 specs.
