NVS 4200M vs Quadro K1000M

Place in the ranking	906	1171
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	no data
Power efficiency	3.03	2.09
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GK107	GF119
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)	22 February 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$119.90	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	48
Core clock speed	850 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.60	6.480
Floating-point processing power	0.3264 TFLOPS	0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	16	8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	MXM

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

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Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

K1000M 1.93
+161%

NVS 4200M 0.74

Other tests
- Passmark
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

K1000M 773
+163%

NVS 4200M 294

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

K1000M 1102
+117%

NVS 4200M 507

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

K1000M 5165
+125%

NVS 4200M 2298

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

K1000M 1745
+51.1%

NVS 4200M 1155

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
Full HD	18 +38.5%	13 −38.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

6.66

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Full HD
Epic Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
1440p
Epic Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset
4K
Epic Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Fortnite	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Valorant	35−40 +31%	27−30 −31%

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	35−40 +95%	20−22 −95%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Dota 2	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Fortnite	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Valorant	35−40 +31%	27−30 −31%

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Dota 2	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Valorant	35−40 +31%	27−30 −31%

Fortnite

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Valorant	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hogwarts Legacy	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

Fortnite

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

Fortnite

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

This is how K1000M and NVS 4200M compete in popular games:

K1000M is 200% faster in 900p
K1000M is 38% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the K1000M is 333% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

K1000M is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.93	0.74
Recency	1 June 2012	22 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt

K1000M has a 160.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 4200M, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K1000M is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 4200M in performance tests.