Quadro P4200 Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with Quadro P4200 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms P4200 Max-Q by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 126 | 176 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 91.79 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | N17E-G3 | GP104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (7 years ago) | 21 February 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499.99 | no data |
| Current price | $230 (0.5x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 2304 |
| CUDA cores | 2560 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | 1480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 283.4 | 213.1 |
| Floating-point performance | 9,068 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile and Quadro P4200 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10 GB/s | 7 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| 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.
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 | 116
+22.1%
| 95−100
−22.1%
|
| 1440p | 69
+25.5%
| 55−60
−25.5%
|
| 4K | 54
+35%
| 40−45
−35%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+14.8%
|
60−65
−14.8%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 70−75
+18.6%
|
59
−18.6%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 90−95
+15.4%
|
78
−15.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+13%
|
115
−13%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 110−120
+18.3%
|
93
−18.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+14.8%
|
60−65
−14.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+13.4%
|
97
−13.4%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 150−160
+16.3%
|
129
−16.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+11.1%
|
108
−11.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 100−105
+9.9%
|
91
−9.9%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 230−240
+18.6%
|
194
−18.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 160−170
+14.3%
|
140
−14.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 110−120
+19.6%
|
92
−19.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 160−170
+18.5%
|
130−140
−18.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
+16.9%
|
77
−16.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 60−65
+15.4%
|
52
−15.4%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 80−85
+17.6%
|
68
−17.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+12.1%
|
107
−12.1%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 100−105
+16.3%
|
86
−16.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+14.8%
|
60−65
−14.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+17.6%
|
102
−17.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 120−130
+20%
|
100
−20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+17.9%
|
195
−17.9%
|
| Hitman 3 | 90−95
+20%
|
75
−20%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 220−230
+18.3%
|
186
−18.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120−130
+14.3%
|
105
−14.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 100−105
+14.9%
|
87
−14.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 160−170
+18.5%
|
130−140
−18.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 170−180
+19.7%
|
142
−19.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 170−180
+14.1%
|
149
−14.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 60−65
+13.2%
|
53
−13.2%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 70−75
+18.6%
|
59
−18.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
+13.6%
|
66
−13.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+14.8%
|
60−65
−14.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
+16.9%
|
77
−16.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+17.6%
|
102
−17.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140−150
+13.8%
|
123
−13.8%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 160−170
+18.5%
|
130−140
−18.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
+14.9%
|
74
−14.9%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+17.6%
|
51
−17.6%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 95−100
+14.5%
|
83
−14.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+18.8%
|
80
−18.8%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 100−105
+17.6%
|
85
−17.6%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 50−55
+19%
|
42
−19%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 55−60
+19.6%
|
46
−19.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
+13.6%
|
66
−13.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+11.1%
|
27−30
−11.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
+14.9%
|
74
−14.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−105
+14.9%
|
87
−14.9%
|
| Hitman 3 | 60−65
+11.1%
|
54
−11.1%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 100−105
+12.4%
|
89
−12.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+14.9%
|
74
−14.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 100−105
+17.6%
|
85−90
−17.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+20%
|
50−55
−20%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+8.1%
|
37
−8.1%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+18.1%
|
72
−18.1%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+12.5%
|
40
−12.5%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45−50
+15.4%
|
39
−15.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 40−45
+17.6%
|
34
−17.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+13.6%
|
40−45
−13.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 35−40
+12.9%
|
31
−12.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+17.6%
|
51
−17.6%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+12.9%
|
31
−12.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−33
+11.1%
|
27
−11.1%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−33
+11.1%
|
27
−11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
10−12
−9.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+15.4%
|
26
−15.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+14.8%
|
61
−14.8%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 60−65
+11.1%
|
54
−11.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+11.1%
|
45
−11.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21
−14.3%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+15.4%
|
39
−15.4%
|
This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and P4200 Max-Q compete in popular games:
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 22% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 25% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 35% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.61 | 29.64 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 21 February 2018 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 100 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P4200 Max-Q in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Quadro P4200 Max-Q 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.
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