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NVIDIA Quadro 4000

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 is a workstation graphics card released on November 2, 2010, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, a boost clock of 475 MHz and a 142 W board power rating. It scores 1,471 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 1.1 and CUDA compute capability 2.0.

FermiGF100Workstation

6/10 key specs recorded · 25 facts

Depth: 33 recorded fields, 1 feature, 4 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

2 GB

GDDR5

Boost clock

n/a

475 MHz base

Board power

142 W

Performance

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 scores 1,471 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 60.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,197), measured across 2,303 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 388.

PassMark G3D Mark

1,471

Rank #1,197
Faster than 60.7% of 2,658 GPUs
2,303 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 44 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 55.3% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 7 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 42.3% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 16 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 44.8% of 1,430 GPUs

GPU Compute 568 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 31.4% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 averages DirectX 9 44 fps, DirectX 10 7 fps, DirectX 11 16 fps and GPU Compute 568 ops/s, across 2,303 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Workstation

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 475 MHz

Memory clock 2800 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 142 W

First benchmarked 2010-08-19

Samples 2,303

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 475 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2010-08-19. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA Quadro 4000M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Fermi

Codename GF100

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 is based on the Fermi architecture and uses the GF100 graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 475 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 runs at a base clock of 475 MHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 is equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory.

Board and power

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 has a board power rating of 142 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 142 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Market

Launched November 2, 2010

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Workstation

Series Quadro

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 was released on November 2, 2010.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 1,471

PassMark G2D 388

Rank #1,197

Samples 2,303

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 supports DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 1.1 and CUDA compute capability 2.0.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.6

OpenCL 1.1

CUDA compute capability 2.0

Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA Quadro 4000.

Features

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 has 1 supported feature recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Compute and AI

Supported: CUDA Compute capability 2.0

Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.

Not listed (2)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 supports Tensor cores and NVLink / SLI. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 supports CUDA (Compute capability 2.0) under Compute and AI.

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 have?

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory.

How much power does the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 has a board power rating of 142 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA Quadro 4000?

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 scores 1,471 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 60.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,197.

What is the CUDA compute capability of the NVIDIA Quadro 4000?

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 has CUDA compute capability 2.0.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 use?

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA Quadro 4000 released?

The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 was released on November 2, 2010.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GF100 -> Fermi. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.