GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs Quadro P4200

Place in the ranking	211	113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	17.52	18.24
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GP104	TU104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 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 cores	2304	3072
Core clock speed	1227 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	1647 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	237.2	299.5
Floating-point processing power	7.589 TFLOPS	9.585 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	144	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.3 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.140
CUDA	6.1	7.5

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 HD	85−90 −62.4%	138 +62.4%
1440p	60−65 −58.3%	95 +58.3%
4K	35−40 −77.1%	62 +77.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

−65.9%

65−70
+65.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −78.2%	98 +78.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −55.8%	65−70 +55.8%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −52.4%	120−130 +52.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −114%	109 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −65.9%	65−70 +65.9%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −148%	144 +148%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −138%	157 +138%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −30.8%	190−200 +30.8%
Hitman 3	50−55 −62.7%	80−85 +62.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −39.7%	160−170 +39.7%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −67.4%	144 +67.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −86.2%	121 +86.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −67.1%	140−150 +67.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −24.3%	120−130 +24.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −50.9%	80−85 +50.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −55.8%	65−70 +55.8%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −52.4%	120−130 +52.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −94.1%	99 +94.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −65.9%	65−70 +65.9%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −84.5%	107 +84.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −77.3%	117 +77.3%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −30.8%	190−200 +30.8%
Hitman 3	50−55 −62.7%	80−85 +62.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −39.7%	160−170 +39.7%
Metro Exodus	85−90 −67.4%	144 +67.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −40%	91 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −155%	217 +155%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −48.1%	80−85 +48.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −170%	278 +170%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −12.7%	62 +12.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −55.8%	65−70 +55.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −45.1%	74 +45.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −65.9%	65−70 +65.9%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −29.3%	75 +29.3%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −30.8%	190−200 +30.8%
Hitman 3	50−55 −62.7%	80−85 +62.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −32.8%	154 +32.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −115%	183 +115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −90.7%	103 +90.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 −24.3%	120−130 +24.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

−64.6%

107
+64.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −113%	81 +113%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −119%	57 +119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −72%	40−45 +72%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −96.6%	57 +96.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −93.8%	30−35 +93.8%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −93.1%	56 +93.1%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −52.1%	210−220 +52.1%
Hitman 3	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −133%	121 +133%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −87.5%	90 +87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −149%	137 +149%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −80.6%	55−60 +80.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −93%	274 +93%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−105%

86
+105%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −56%	35−40 +56%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −130%	46 +130%
Hitman 3	20−22 −60%	30−35 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 −40.3%	180−190 +40.3%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −159%	75 +159%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −181%	76 +181%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −153%	38 +153%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −143%	34 +143%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −117%	12−14 +117%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −136%	33 +136%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −58.8%	50−55 +58.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −152%	78 +152%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−123%

49
+123%

This is how Quadro P4200 and RTX 2080 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 62% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 58% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 77% faster in 4K

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 RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 181% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 2080 Super Mobile surpassed Quadro P4200 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.14	39.26
Recency	21 February 2018	2 April 2020
Chip lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt

Quadro P4200 has 50% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super Mobile, on the other hand, has a 56.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P4200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4200 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.