Quadro P4200 vs GeForce GTX 780 6 GB

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.80
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BGP104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date10 September 2013 (10 years ago)7 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price$1790 $1526

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores23042304
Core clock speed863 MHz1215 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1480 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate173.2237.2
Floating-point performance4,156 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780 6 GB and Quadro P4200 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz7132 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s192.3 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimusno data+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.56.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2013 7 May 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 115 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780 6 GB and Quadro P4200. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 6 GB is a desktop card while Quadro P4200 is a mobile workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
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