NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile vs NVIDIA Quadro M4000M Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile compare to the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M in raw compute performance?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile leads decisively. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 106,022 against 19,989 for the Quadro M4000M, a 430.4% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 100,027 versus 20,971, a 377% lead.

Q: Which GPU has the higher memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile offers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. The Quadro M4000M provides 160.4 GB/s with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, also on a 256-bit bus. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile nearly triples the bandwidth.

Q: What are the architectural differences between the two GPUs?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses the Ampere architecture (GA104 chip) on an 8 nm Samsung process, while the Quadro M4000M uses Maxwell 2.0 (GM204 chip) on a 28 nm TSMC process. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile includes 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores, which the Quadro M4000M lacks entirely.

Q: How do their transistor counts and die sizes compare?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile packs 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die (density of 44.4M per mm²). The Quadro M4000M has 5,200 million transistors on a 398 mm² die, yielding a much lower density of 13.1M per mm².

Q: What is the thermal design power (TDP) difference?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has a TDP of 115 W, while the Quadro M4000M draws 100 W. Despite the higher power envelope, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile delivers substantially more performance per watt based on the benchmark deltas.

Q: Which GPU supports newer PCIe and DirectX versions?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x16 and DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). The Quadro M4000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 and DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent entirely different generations of NVIDIA design. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is built on the Ampere architecture, fabricated by Samsung on an 8 nm process. The Quadro M4000M uses the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, made by TSMC on a 28 nm node. This process gap is the single largest architectural divider: the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile packs 17,400 million transistors into a 392 mm² die (44.4M per mm²), whereas the Quadro M4000M fits only 5,200 million transistors into a slightly larger 398 mm² die (13.1M per mm²). The density difference is 3.4x in favor of the newer chip.

The shading units tell a similar story. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The Quadro M4000M has 1,280 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. That is a 4.6x lead in shader count alone. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile also adds dedicated hardware absent from the Quadro: 46 RT cores for ray tracing and 184 tensor cores for AI workloads. The Quadro M4000M has no RT cores and no tensor cores.

Clock behavior differs as well. The Quadro M4000M starts at a higher base clock of 975 MHz but boosts only to 1013 MHz, a modest 38 MHz uplift. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile starts lower at 915 MHz but boosts aggressively to 1410 MHz, a 495 MHz headroom. Combined with the massive core count difference, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile achieves 16.60 TFLOPS of FP32 performance versus 2.593 TFLOPS for the Quadro. The FP16 ratio also differs: the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile runs FP16 at 16.60 TFLOPS (1:1 with FP32), while the Quadro M4000M has no listed FP16 capability.

Memory architecture diverges sharply. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR6 at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective), producing 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Quadro M4000M uses 4 GB of GDDR5 at 1253 MHz (5 Gbps effective), yielding 160.4 GB/s. Both use a 256-bit bus, but the newer memory technology gives the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile a 2.8x bandwidth advantage. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile also runs on PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Quadro M4000M is limited to PCIe 3.0 x16.

DirectX support reflects their eras. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile reaches DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes features like mesh shaders and variable rate shading. The Quadro M4000M tops out at DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The Quadro M4000M uses an MXM Module slot width, whereas the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has no listed slot width. Neither GPU requires external power connectors, and both are marked as end-of-life in production status.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct comparisons between these GPUs, and the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins both by overwhelming margins. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 106,022 against 19,989 for the Quadro M4000M. That is a delta of 430.4%, meaning the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile delivers more than five times the OpenCL compute performance. This result reflects the combined effect of the 4.6x shader count advantage, the 2.8x memory bandwidth lead, and the higher boost clock.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap narrows slightly but remains enormous. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 100,027, while the Quadro M4000M scores 20,971. The delta is 377%, still a factor of roughly 4.8x. Vulkan tends to scale well with raw hardware resources, and the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile's modern architecture extracts more from each clock cycle. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile also has the tensor cores and RT cores that can accelerate certain Vulkan workloads, though the benchmark score primarily reflects general raster and compute throughput.

The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile's average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 23,518, landing it at the 69th percentile of all GPUs in the database. The Quadro M4000M's average is 20,480, at the 65th percentile. While both sit in similar percentile ranges overall, that is because the Quadro M4000M benefits from a smaller pool of tested workloads (only two recorded benchmarks), whereas the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has ten recorded tests including DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, and compute workloads. The head-to-head data is unambiguous: in every shared test, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins with deltas above 370%.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | NVIDIA Quadro M4000M |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Ampere | Maxwell 2.0 |

| Process Node | 8 nm (Samsung) | 28 nm (TSMC) |

| Transistors | 17,400 million | 5,200 million |

| Die Size | 392 mm² | 398 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 44.4M / mm² | 13.1M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 915 MHz | 975 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1410 MHz | 1013 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz / 14 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz / 5 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 8 GB GDDR6 | 4 GB GDDR5 |

| Memory Bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 160.4 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 5888 | 1280 |

| TMUs | 184 | 80 |

| ROPs | 96 | 64 |

| RT Cores | 46 | None |

| Tensor Cores | 184 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 135.4 GPixel/s | 64.83 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 259.4 GTexel/s | 81.04 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 16.60 TFLOPS | 2.593 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 16.60 TFLOPS (1:1) | Not listed |

| TDP | 115 W | 100 W |

| Slot Width | Not listed | MXM Module |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Release Date | 2022-01-03 | 2015-08-17 |

| Predecessor | GeForce 20 Mobile | Quadro Kepler-M |

| Successor | Not listed | Quadro Pascal-M |

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins every recorded benchmark. In Geekbench OpenCL, it outperforms the Quadro M4000M by 430.4%, and in Geekbench Vulkan by 377%. The data shows no test where the Quadro M4000M comes out ahead. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile also holds the advantage in every architectural category that feeds into real-world performance: 4.6x more shading units, 2.8x memory bandwidth, 6.4x FP32 throughput, and double the ROP count.

The Quadro M4000M does retain a few narrow edges. Its base clock is higher at 975 MHz versus 915 MHz, which can help in lightly threaded or latency-sensitive workloads before boost kicks in. Its TDP is 15 W lower, at 100 W versus 115 W, which may matter in tightly constrained mobile chassis. Its MXM Module form factor is a legacy standard that some specialized systems require. And its die size is slightly larger at 398 mm² versus 392 mm², though with far fewer transistors, indicating a much less dense design.

For compute-heavy tasks like machine learning inference, rendering, or scientific simulation, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile's tensor cores and 16.60 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are transformative. For ray-traced workloads, its 46 RT cores provide hardware acceleration that the Quadro M4000M simply cannot offer. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile's 8 GB GDDR6 memory also doubles the capacity and nearly triples the bandwidth, which directly benefits large datasets and high-resolution textures.

The Quadro M4000M, by contrast, is a legacy professional GPU. Its strength lies in compatibility with older MXM-based systems and its lower power draw. For workloads that predate DirectX 12 Ultimate or that do not use Vulkan or OpenCL, the Quadro M4000M may still function, but the recorded data shows it trailing by factors of four to five in every modern compute API.

The Verdict

The benchmark data is conclusive. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile outperforms the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M by 430.4% in OpenCL and 377% in Vulkan. It has 4.6x the shading units, 6.4x the FP32 throughput, 2.8x the memory bandwidth, and double the ROPs. It adds RT cores and tensor cores that the Quadro M4000M lacks entirely. It runs on a process node three generations newer (8 nm versus 28 nm), packs 3.3x more transistors, and supports PCIe 4.0 and DirectX 12 Ultimate.

Users who need maximum compute performance, ray tracing, or AI acceleration should choose the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile without hesitation. Its average benchmark score of 23,518 places it at the 69th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the RTX 3080 Mobile (within 0.5%) and the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 (within 0.9%). The Quadro M4000M, with an average score of 20,480 at the 65th percentile, sits near the RTX 3070 Mobile (within 0.3%) and the Intel Arc B570 (within 0.4%), but it cannot approach the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile's performance tier.

The only scenarios where the Quadro M4000M makes sense are those requiring its specific MXM Module form factor, its lower 100 W TDP, or legacy driver support for Maxwell-era systems. For any modern workload measured by OpenCL or Vulkan, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is the clear winner, and the recorded deltas of 377% and 430.4% leave no room for ambiguity. The data says pick the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile unless hardware compatibility forces the Quadro M4000M.