GeForce 320M Mac Edition vs Quadro P4200
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 211 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | C89 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 May 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 April 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 1215 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 486 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 237.2 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point performance | 7.589 gflops | 0.0912 gflops |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 7132 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.3 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 May 2018 | 1 April 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 23 Watt |
Quadro P4200 has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
320M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro P4200 and GeForce 320M Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro P4200 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 320M Mac Edition is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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