GeForce RTX 3090 vs Quadro P4200

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4200 with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P4200
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
25.13

RTX 3090 outperforms P4200 by a whopping 176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking20923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.88
Power efficiency17.4013.71
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP104GA102
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores230410496
Core clock speed1227 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1647 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate237.2556.0
Floating-point processing power7.589 TFLOPS35.58 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs144328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data336 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1219 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s936.2 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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.18.5

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 P4200 25.13
RTX 3090 69.27
+176%

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 P4200 10439
RTX 3090 26731
+156%

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.

Quadro P4200 39513
RTX 3090 191412
+384%

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.

Quadro P4200 37676
RTX 3090 238123
+532%

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 HD70−75
−190%
203
+190%
1440p45−50
−198%
134
+198%
4K30−35
−197%
89
+197%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.38
1440pno data11.19
4Kno data16.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−405%
207
+405%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−189%
159
+189%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−165%
114
+165%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−171%
220−230
+171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−133%
110−120
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−329%
176
+329%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−102%
110−120
+102%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−156%
160−170
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−63%
230−240
+63%
Hitman 3 50−55
−129%
117
+129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−118%
250−260
+118%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−67.4%
144
+67.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−100%
130
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−244%
290−300
+244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−94.2%
200
+94.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−349%
247
+349%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−144%
105
+144%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−171%
220−230
+171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−133%
110−120
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−268%
151
+268%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−102%
110−120
+102%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−156%
160−170
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−63%
230−240
+63%
Hitman 3 50−55
−129%
117
+129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−118%
250−260
+118%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−67.4%
144
+67.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−87.7%
120−130
+87.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−373%
402
+373%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−176%
140−150
+176%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−93.2%
199
+93.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−96.4%
108
+96.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−112%
91
+112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−133%
110−120
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−227%
134
+227%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−102%
110−120
+102%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−48.6%
217
+48.6%
Hitman 3 50−55
−127%
116
+127%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−154%
295
+154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−313%
351
+313%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−235%
181
+235%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−3.9%
107
+3.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−98.5%
129
+98.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−244%
160−170
+244%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−189%
110−120
+189%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−258%
93
+258%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−216%
79
+216%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−179%
80−85
+179%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−481%
93
+481%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−179%
80−85
+179%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−88.2%
270−280
+88.2%
Hitman 3 30−33
−283%
115
+283%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−348%
233
+348%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−190%
139
+190%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−384%
266
+384%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−390%
152
+390%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−43%
203
+43%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−202%
127
+202%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−248%
85−90
+248%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−245%
65−70
+245%
Hitman 3 20−22
−315%
83
+315%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−75.2%
220−230
+75.2%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−386%
141
+386%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−467%
153
+467%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−367%
70
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−307%
57
+307%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−264%
50−55
+264%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−667%
46
+667%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−350%
153
+350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−413%
159
+413%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−445%
60
+445%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−405%
111
+405%

This is how Quadro P4200 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 190% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 198% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 197% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3090 is 667% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3090 surpassed Quadro P4200 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.13 69.27
Recency 21 February 2018 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 350 Watt

Quadro P4200 has 250% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 175.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is a desktop one.


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