Quadro P4200 vs GeForce GTX 965M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M with Quadro P4200, including specs and performance data.

GTX 965M
2016
2 GB GDDR5
9.15

P4200 outperforms GTX 965M by a whopping 153% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking494254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.9517.64
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM206SGP104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date2016 (9 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 cores10242304
Core clock speed944 MHz1227 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1647 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown100 Watt
Texture fill rate73.60237.2
Floating-point processing power2.355 TFLOPS7.589 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs64144

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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 speed2500 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s192.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus++
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
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.

GTX 965M 9.15
Quadro P4200 23.14
+153%

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.

GTX 965M 3836
Quadro P4200 10419
+172%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 965M 14481
Quadro P4200 41824
+189%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 965M 16483
Quadro P4200 48559
+195%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 965M 13861
Quadro P4200 37676
+172%

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 HD46
−139%
110−120
+139%
1440p25
−140%
60−65
+140%
4K21
−138%
50−55
+138%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−168%
130−140
+168%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−168%
50−55
+168%
God of War 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 52
−80.8%
90−95
+80.8%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−168%
130−140
+168%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−168%
50−55
+168%
Far Cry 5 38
−103%
75−80
+103%
Fortnite 55−60
−109%
110−120
+109%
Forza Horizon 4 47
−100%
90−95
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−164%
70−75
+164%
God of War 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46
−100%
90−95
+100%
Valorant 90−95
−82.2%
160−170
+82.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 43
−119%
90−95
+119%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−168%
130−140
+168%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−80.3%
250−260
+80.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−168%
50−55
+168%
Dota 2 84
−44%
120−130
+44%
Far Cry 5 35
−120%
75−80
+120%
Fortnite 34
−244%
110−120
+244%
Forza Horizon 4 41
−129%
90−95
+129%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−164%
70−75
+164%
God of War 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−146%
85−90
+146%
Metro Exodus 15
−247%
50−55
+247%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
−142%
90−95
+142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−126%
70−75
+126%
Valorant 90−95
−82.2%
160−170
+82.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35
−169%
90−95
+169%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−168%
50−55
+168%
Dota 2 77
−57.1%
120−130
+57.1%
Far Cry 5 32
−141%
75−80
+141%
Forza Horizon 4 28
−236%
90−95
+236%
God of War 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
−254%
90−95
+254%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
−289%
70−75
+289%
Valorant 90−95
−82.2%
160−170
+82.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 34
−244%
110−120
+244%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
−137%
160−170
+137%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−231%
40−45
+231%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−265%
170−180
+265%
Valorant 100−110
−96.1%
200−210
+96.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−187%
65−70
+187%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−229%
21−24
+229%
Far Cry 5 22
−145%
50−55
+145%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
God of War 10−11
−180%
27−30
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 19
−195%
55−60
+195%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−120%
40−45
+120%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−169%
35−40
+169%
Valorant 45−50
−182%
130−140
+182%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−227%
35−40
+227%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Dota 2 44
−77.3%
75−80
+77.3%
Far Cry 5 10
−180%
27−30
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−193%
40−45
+193%
God of War 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−178%
24−27
+178%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4
−550%
24−27
+550%

This is how GTX 965M and Quadro P4200 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is 139% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P4200 is 140% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro P4200 is 138% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 667% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P4200 surpassed GTX 965M in all 65 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.15 23.14
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm

Quadro P4200 has a 152.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 965M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro P4200 is a mobile workstation one.

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