Quadro P4200 Max-Q vs Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	168	187
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	27.90	20.63
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	TU104	GP104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 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 cores	2560	2304
Core clock speed	780 MHz	1215 MHz
Boost clock speed	1380 MHz	1480 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	220.8	213.1
Floating-point processing power	7.066 TFLOPS	6.82 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160	144
Tensor Cores	320	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	40	no data

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	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	1753 MHz
Memory bandwidth	416.0 GB/s	224.4 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	Portable Device Dependent
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	6.1

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.

RTX 4000 Max-Q 32.10
+8.2%

P4200 Max-Q 29.66

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.

RTX 4000 Max-Q 12388
+8.2%

P4200 Max-Q 11446

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	92 +8.2%	85−90 −8.2%
1440p	46 +15%	40−45 −15%
4K	48 +20%	40−45 −20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60
+10%

50−55

−10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +12%	50−55 −12%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +11.6%	95−100 −11.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +10%	60−65 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +10%	50−55 −10%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +12.3%	65−70 −12.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +9.3%	75−80 −9.3%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +15.3%	150−160 −15.3%
Hitman 3	65−70 +13.3%	60−65 −13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +9.2%	130−140 −9.2%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +9%	100−105 −9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +14.3%	70−75 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +15%	100−105 −15%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +18%	100−105 −18%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +12%	50−55 −12%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +11.6%	95−100 −11.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +10%	60−65 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +10%	50−55 −10%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +12.3%	65−70 −12.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +9.3%	75−80 −9.3%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +15.3%	150−160 −15.3%
Hitman 3	65−70 +13.3%	60−65 −13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +9.2%	130−140 −9.2%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +9%	100−105 −9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +14.3%	70−75 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +15%	100−105 −15%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +13.3%	60−65 −13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +18%	100−105 −18%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +12%	50−55 −12%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +10%	60−65 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +10%	50−55 −10%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +12.3%	65−70 −12.3%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +15.3%	150−160 −15.3%
Hitman 3	65−70 +13.3%	60−65 −13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +9.2%	130−140 −9.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +15%	100−105 −15%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +14.5%	55−60 −14.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +18%	100−105 −18%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+14.3%

70−75

−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +12.7%	55−60 −12.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +11.1%	45−50 −11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +10%	170−180 −10%
Hitman 3	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +15%	60−65 −15%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +12.7%	55−60 −12.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +8.6%	70−75 −8.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +14%	150−160 −14%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+10%

50−55

−10%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Hitman 3	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +14.3%	140−150 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +20%	30−33 −20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+16.7%

24−27

−16.7%

This is how RTX 4000 Max-Q and P4200 Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Max-Q is 8% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 Max-Q is 15% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 Max-Q is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.10	29.66
Recency	27 May 2019	21 February 2018
Chip lithography	12 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	100 Watt

RTX 4000 Max-Q has a 8.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q and Quadro P4200 Max-Q.

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