Quadro K4200 vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

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Combined performance score

GTX 980 SLI Mobile
38.73
+247%

GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile outperforms Quadro K4200 by 247% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking108384
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money76.614.26
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameN16E-GXX SLIGK104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date22 September 2015 (8 years old)22 July 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$854.99
Current price$301 $311 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 SLI Mobile has 1698% better value for money than Quadro K4200.

Technical specs

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 cores40961344
Core clock speed1126 MHz771 MHz
Boost clock speed1228 MHz784 MHz
Number of transistors10400 Million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)330 Watt108 Watt
Texture fill rateno data87.81
Floating-point performanceno data2,107 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Quadro K4200 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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 amount2x 8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3500 MHz5400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data172.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 data1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
G-SYNC support+no data

API support

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data+
CUDA+3.0

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 HD136
+289%
35−40
−289%
4K64
+256%
18−20
−256%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+278%
18−20
−278%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+283%
18−20
−283%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+278%
18−20
−278%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+277%
30−33
−277%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+253%
30−33
−253%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+278%
18−20
−278%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+263%
27−30
−263%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+288%
24−27
−288%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+297%
30−33
−297%
Hitman 3 120−130
+251%
35−40
−251%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+250%
24−27
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+288%
16−18
−288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+248%
27−30
−248%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+283%
18−20
−283%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+278%
18−20
−278%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+277%
30−33
−277%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+253%
30−33
−253%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+278%
18−20
−278%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+263%
27−30
−263%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+288%
24−27
−288%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+297%
30−33
−297%
Hitman 3 120−130
+251%
35−40
−251%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+250%
24−27
−250%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+283%
18−20
−283%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+288%
16−18
−288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+248%
27−30
−248%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+277%
35−40
−277%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+283%
18−20
−283%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+278%
18−20
−278%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+277%
30−33
−277%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+278%
18−20
−278%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+263%
27−30
−263%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+288%
24−27
−288%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+297%
30−33
−297%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+252%
21−24
−252%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+256%
18−20
−256%
Hitman 3 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+286%
14−16
−286%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+263%
16−18
−263%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+286%
21−24
−286%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+294%
18−20
−294%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+248%
21−24
−248%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+290%
21−24
−290%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Hitman 3 35−40
+290%
10−11
−290%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+288%
8−9
−288%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+264%
14−16
−264%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+310%
10−11
−310%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+286%
14−16
−286%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%

This is how GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Quadro K4200 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 289% faster than Quadro K4200

4K resolution:

  • GTX 980 SLI Mobile is 256% faster than Quadro K4200

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 38.73 11.15
Recency 22 September 2015 22 July 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 330 Watt 108 Watt

The GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4200 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro K4200 is a workstation one.


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