Quadro P4200 vs GeForce 9300M GS

Place in the ranking	1354	212
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.39	17.50
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	G98	GP104
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 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	8	2304
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1227 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1647 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.400	237.2
Floating-point processing power	0.0224 TFLOPS	7.589 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	34	no data
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	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	MXM-I	MXM-B (3.0)
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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	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.

9300M GS 0.26

Quadro P4200 25.14
+9569%

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.

9300M GS 100

Quadro P4200 10439
+10339%

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

2−3

−1950%

40−45
+1950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2450%	50−55 +2450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1175%	50−55 +1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1350%	110−120 +1350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2025%	85−90 +2025%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −268%	100−110 +268%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2450%	50−55 +2450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1175%	50−55 +1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1350%	110−120 +1350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2025%	85−90 +2025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −500%	50−55 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −268%	100−110 +268%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2450%	50−55 +2450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1175%	50−55 +1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1350%	110−120 +1350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2025%	85−90 +2025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −500%	50−55 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −268%	100−110 +268%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	16−18
Hitman 3	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −2500%	50−55 +2500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2000%

40−45
+2000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	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%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

+0%

65−70

+0%

1440p
High Preset

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

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	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%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +0%	20−22 +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%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +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 Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro P4200 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.26	25.14
Recency	4 June 2008	21 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	100 Watt

9300M GS has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Quadro P4200, on the other hand, has a 9569.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9300M GS is a notebook graphics 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.