Quadro P4200 vs Quadro M5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000M and Quadro P4200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

M5000M
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
18.17

P4200 outperforms M5000M by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking304213
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.4617.26
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM204GP104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date18 August 2015 (9 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 cores1,5362304
Core clock speed975 MHz1227 MHz
Boost clock speed1051 MHz1647 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate93.60237.2
Floating-point processing power2.995 TFLOPS7.589 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs96144

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 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 Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA5.26.1

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.

M5000M 18.17
Quadro P4200 25.17
+38.5%

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.

M5000M 7003
Quadro P4200 10491
+49.8%

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.

M5000M 22875
Quadro P4200 38375
+67.8%

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.

M5000M 20269
Quadro P4200 37676
+85.9%

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 HD86
−27.9%
110−120
+27.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−43.3%
40−45
+43.3%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−39%
80−85
+39%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−41.7%
50−55
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−38.1%
55−60
+38.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−37.5%
65−70
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−29.2%
140−150
+29.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
−45.7%
50−55
+45.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−31.8%
110−120
+31.8%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−38.7%
85−90
+38.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−32.7%
65−70
+32.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−19.8%
100−110
+19.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−43.3%
40−45
+43.3%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−39%
80−85
+39%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−41.7%
50−55
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−38.1%
55−60
+38.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−37.5%
65−70
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−29.2%
140−150
+29.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
−45.7%
50−55
+45.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−31.8%
110−120
+31.8%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−38.7%
85−90
+38.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−32.7%
65−70
+32.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 126
+133%
50−55
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−19.8%
100−110
+19.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−43.3%
40−45
+43.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−41.7%
50−55
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−38.1%
55−60
+38.1%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−29.2%
140−150
+29.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
−45.7%
50−55
+45.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−31.8%
110−120
+31.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
−42.1%
50−55
+42.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−19.8%
100−110
+19.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−32.7%
65−70
+32.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−37.1%
45−50
+37.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−40.7%
35−40
+40.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−44.4%
24−27
+44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−56.3%
24−27
+56.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−45%
27−30
+45%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−38.1%
27−30
+38.1%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−46.9%
140−150
+46.9%
Hitman 3 21−24
−42.9%
30−33
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−44.4%
50−55
+44.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−57.1%
55−60
+57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−55%
30−35
+55%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−31.5%
140−150
+31.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−40%
40−45
+40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−40.2%
120−130
+40.2%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−41.7%
30−35
+41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−63.2%
30−35
+63.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%

This is how M5000M and Quadro P4200 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is 28% faster in 1080p

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 M5000M is 133% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • M5000M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Quadro P4200 is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.17 25.17
Recency 18 August 2015 21 February 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm

Quadro P4200 has a 38.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5000M in performance tests.


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