ATI Radeon HD 4200 vs Quadro 5000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro 5000 with Radeon HD 4200, including specs and performance data.
5000 outperforms ATI HD 4200 by a whopping 1629% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 639 | 1348 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.16 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.29 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | RS880 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 August 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 352 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 513 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 152 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 22.57 | 2.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7223 TFLOPS | 0.04 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 4 |
| TMUs | 44 | 4 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2.5 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
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.
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.
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
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
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6−7
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
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6−7
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
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4−5
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Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
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6−7
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
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7−8
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
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6−7
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
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4−5
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
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5−6
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| World of Tanks | 12−14
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12−14
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
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6−7
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
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7−8
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
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6−7
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1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
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2−3
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
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4−5
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
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4−5
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| Valorant | 4−5
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4−5
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4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
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14−16
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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14−16
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
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1−2
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
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14−16
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Dota 2 | 14−16
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14−16
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| Valorant | 0−1 | 0−1 |
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 30 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.84 | 0.28 |
| Recency | 23 February 2011 | 1 August 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
Quadro 5000 has a 1628.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro 5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4200 is a desktop one.
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