Quadro P4200 vs FirePro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M6000 and Quadro P4200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro M6000
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 43 Watt
4.32

P4200 outperforms M6000 by a whopping 433% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Quadro P4200 Quadro P4200

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking676238
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.4917.16
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameHeathrowGP104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 July 2012 (12 years ago)21 February 2018 (7 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 cores6402304
Core clock speed800 MHz1227 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1647 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)43 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate32.00237.2
Floating-point processing power1.024 TFLOPS7.589 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40144

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportn/ano data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Form factorMXM-Bno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s192.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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.

FirePro M6000 4.32
Quadro P4200 23.01
+433%

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.

FirePro M6000 1820
Quadro P4200 10686
+487%

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:

900p58
−417%
300−350
+417%
Full HD42
−424%
220−230
+424%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−650%
130−140
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−467%
50−55
+467%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−422%
90−95
+422%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−650%
130−140
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−467%
50−55
+467%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−550%
75−80
+550%
Fortnite 24−27
−350%
110−120
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−348%
90−95
+348%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−411%
90−95
+411%
Valorant 55−60
−188%
160−170
+188%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−422%
90−95
+422%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−650%
130−140
+650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
−232%
250−260
+232%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−467%
50−55
+467%
Dota 2 35−40
−210%
120−130
+210%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−550%
75−80
+550%
Fortnite 24−27
−350%
110−120
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−348%
90−95
+348%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−514%
85−90
+514%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−550%
50−55
+550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−411%
90−95
+411%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−438%
70−75
+438%
Valorant 55−60
−188%
160−170
+188%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−422%
90−95
+422%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−467%
50−55
+467%
Dota 2 35−40
−210%
120−130
+210%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−550%
75−80
+550%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−348%
90−95
+348%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−411%
90−95
+411%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−438%
70−75
+438%
Valorant 55−60
−188%
160−170
+188%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−350%
110−120
+350%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−629%
50−55
+629%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−391%
160−170
+391%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−675%
30−35
+675%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−415%
170−180
+415%
Valorant 45−50
−323%
200−210
+323%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2100%
65−70
+2100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−510%
60−65
+510%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−550%
35−40
+550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−522%
55−60
+522%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−159%
40−45
+159%
Valorant 21−24
−527%
130−140
+527%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Dota 2 14−16
−420%
75−80
+420%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−600%
40−45
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how FirePro M6000 and Quadro P4200 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is 417% faster in 900p
  • Quadro P4200 is 424% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 3500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is ahead in 60 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.32 23.01
Recency 1 July 2012 21 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 43 Watt 100 Watt

FirePro M6000 has 132.6% lower power consumption.

Quadro P4200, on the other hand, has a 432.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M6000 in performance tests.

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