Radeon R7 250X vs Quadro K4200

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4200 with Radeon R7 250X, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K4200
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
11.22
+90.8%

K4200 outperforms R7 250X by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking418589
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.090.63
Power efficiency7.245.12
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Cape Verde
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$854.99 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K4200 has 232% better value for money than R7 250X.

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 cores1344640
Core clock speed771 MHzno data
Boost clock speed784 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate87.8138.00
Floating-point processing power2.107 TFLOPS1.216 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11240

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm210 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1 x 6-pin

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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1350 MHz1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s96 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+-
CUDA3.0-

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.

Quadro K4200 11.22
+90.8%
R7 250X 5.88

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.

Quadro K4200 4327
+90.8%
R7 250X 2268

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.22 5.88
Recency 22 July 2014 13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 80 Watt

Quadro K4200 has a 90.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R7 250X, on the other hand, has 35% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250X in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4200 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R7 250X is a desktop one.


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