Quadro P4200 vs GeForce 8700M GT SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8700M GT SLI with Quadro P4200, including specs and performance data.

8700M GT SLI
2007
1 GB GDDR3, 58 Watt
0.79

P4200 outperforms 8700M GT SLI by a whopping 3082% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1147211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.9517.52
ArchitectureG8x (2007)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameNB8E-SEGP104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date18 September 2007 (17 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 cores642304
Core clock speed625 MHz1227 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1647 MHz
Number of transistors578 Million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data237.2
Floating-point processing powerno data7.589 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data144

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.3 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 dataNo 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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1012 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

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 1−2
−6500%
65−70
+6500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−920%
50−55
+920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−867%
110−120
+867%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 65−70
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
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 1−2
−6500%
65−70
+6500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−920%
50−55
+920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−867%
110−120
+867%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 65−70
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
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
−867%
110−120
+867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
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 0−1 65−70

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 45−50
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 24−27
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 2−3
−7000%
140−150
+7000%

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%

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 7000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is ahead in 35 tests (58%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 25.14
Recency 18 September 2007 21 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 100 Watt

8700M GT SLI has 72.4% lower power consumption.

Quadro P4200, on the other hand, has a 3082.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8700M GT SLI is a notebook graphics card while Quadro P4200 is a mobile workstation one.


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