Quadro P4200 vs Radeon HD 8470D

Place in the ranking	1123	211
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Terascale 3 (2010−2013)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Richland	GP104
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	5 June 2013 (11 years ago)	7 May 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	128	2304
Core clock speed	800 MHz	1215 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1480 MHz
Number of transistors	1,303 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.20	237.2
Floating-point processing power	0.3264 gflops	7.589 gflops
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	12	144

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	no data	large
Interface	IGP	MXM-B (3.0)
Width	IGP	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	7132 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.3 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 Connectors

No outputs

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	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	-	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.

HD 8470D 0.95

Quadro P4200 25.15
+2547%

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.

HD 8470D 367

Quadro P4200 10487
+2757%

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

−2400%

350−400
+2400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1267%

40−45
+1267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1600%	50−55 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
Far Cry 5	0−1	55−60
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3200%	65−70 +3200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −792%	110−120 +792%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6400%	65−70 +6400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −232%	100−110 +232%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1600%	50−55 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
Far Cry 5	0−1	55−60
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −3200%	65−70 +3200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −792%	110−120 +792%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6400%	65−70 +6400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −232%	100−110 +232%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1600%	50−55 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
Far Cry 5	0−1	55−60
Hitman 3	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −792%	110−120 +792%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −232%	100−110 +232%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−6400%

65−70
+6400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4700%	45−50 +4700%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2800%	27−30 +2800%
Hitman 3	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1200%	50−55 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	30−35
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −3450%	140−150 +3450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1300%

40−45
+1300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

20−22

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	14−16
Far Cry 5	0−1	14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1000%

21−24
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how HD 8470D and Quadro P4200 compete in popular games:

Quadro P4200 is 2400% faster in 1080p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 6400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro P4200 is ahead in 40 tests (62%)
there's a draw in 25 tests (38%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.95	25.15
Recency	5 June 2013	7 May 2018
Chip lithography	32 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

HD 8470D has 76.9% lower power consumption.

Quadro P4200, on the other hand, has a 2547.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8470D in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8470D is a desktop card while Quadro P4200 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.