Quadro P4200 vs Quadro K4000M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4000M and Quadro P4200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

K4000M
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.96

P4200 outperforms K4000M by a whopping 407% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking629211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.4317.38
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK104GP104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)21 February 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores9602304
Core clock speed601 MHz1227 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1647 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate48.08237.2
Floating-point processing power1.154 TFLOPS7.589 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs80144

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s192.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

K4000M 4.96
Quadro P4200 25.14
+407%

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.

K4000M 1914
Quadro P4200 10439
+445%

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.

K4000M 5827
Quadro P4200 39513
+578%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

K4000M 4650
Quadro P4200 37676
+710%

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:

Full HD44
−400%
220−230
+400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−760%
40−45
+760%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−531%
80−85
+531%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−427%
55−60
+427%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−371%
65−70
+371%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−356%
140−150
+356%
Hitman 3 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−263%
110−120
+263%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−617%
85−90
+617%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−372%
85−90
+372%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−119%
100−110
+119%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−760%
40−45
+760%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−531%
80−85
+531%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−427%
55−60
+427%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−371%
65−70
+371%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−356%
140−150
+356%
Hitman 3 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−263%
110−120
+263%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−617%
85−90
+617%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−372%
85−90
+372%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−119%
100−110
+119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−760%
40−45
+760%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−427%
55−60
+427%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−356%
140−150
+356%
Hitman 3 10−12
−364%
50−55
+364%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−263%
110−120
+263%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−372%
85−90
+372%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−200%
50−55
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−119%
100−110
+119%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−375%
35−40
+375%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24−27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−625%
27−30
+625%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−383%
27−30
+383%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1100%
140−150
+1100%
Hitman 3 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1500%
45−50
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−675%
30−35
+675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−344%
140−150
+344%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−567%
20−22
+567%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1513%
120−130
+1513%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how K4000M and Quadro P4200 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is 400% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is ahead in 68 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.96 25.14
Recency 1 June 2012 21 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm

Quadro P4200 has a 406.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4000M in performance tests.


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