Quadro P4200 vs Quadro M1000M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M1000M and Quadro P4200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

M1000M
2015
2 GB/4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
7.40

P4200 outperforms M1000M by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking530211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.76no data
Power efficiency12.8917.52
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM107GP104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)21 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200.89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores5122304
Core clock speed993 MHz1227 MHz
Boost clock speed1072 MHz1647 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate31.78237.2
Floating-point processing power1.017 TFLOPS7.589 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32144

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-A (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GB/4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 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
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus++
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA5.06.1

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.

M1000M 7.40
Quadro P4200 25.14
+240%

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.

M1000M 2853
Quadro P4200 10439
+266%

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.

M1000M 8499
Quadro P4200 39513
+365%

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.

M1000M 8471
Quadro P4200 37676
+345%

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 HD39
−233%
130−140
+233%
4K13
−208%
40−45
+208%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.15no data
4K15.45no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−273%
80−85
+273%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−240%
50−55
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−241%
55−60
+241%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−214%
65−70
+214%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%
Hitman 3 14−16
−264%
50−55
+264%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−170%
110−120
+170%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−310%
85−90
+310%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−225%
65−70
+225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−240%
85−90
+240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−87.3%
100−110
+87.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−273%
80−85
+273%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−240%
50−55
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−241%
55−60
+241%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−214%
65−70
+214%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%
Hitman 3 14−16
−264%
50−55
+264%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−170%
110−120
+170%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−310%
85−90
+310%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−225%
65−70
+225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−240%
85−90
+240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+14.8%
50−55
−14.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−87.3%
100−110
+87.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−240%
50−55
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−241%
55−60
+241%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%
Hitman 3 14−16
−264%
50−55
+264%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−170%
110−120
+170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−240%
85−90
+240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−391%
50−55
+391%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−87.3%
100−110
+87.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−225%
65−70
+225%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−243%
45−50
+243%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−245%
35−40
+245%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−314%
27−30
+314%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−433%
140−150
+433%
Hitman 3 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−225%
50−55
+225%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−500%
45−50
+500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−343%
30−35
+343%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−202%
140−150
+202%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−223%
40−45
+223%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−317%
24−27
+317%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Hitman 3 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−416%
120−130
+416%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−286%
27−30
+286%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−325%
30−35
+325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−1450%
30−35
+1450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%

This is how M1000M and Quadro P4200 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is 233% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P4200 is 208% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the M1000M is 15% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 1450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • M1000M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Quadro P4200 is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.40 25.14
Recency 18 August 2015 21 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 100 Watt

M1000M has 150% lower power consumption.

Quadro P4200, on the other hand, has a 239.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1000M in performance tests.


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