GeForce GT 610 vs Quadro K4200

Place in performance ranking	389	1108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.43	0.01
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GK104	GF119
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014 (9 years ago)	2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$854.99	$39.99
Current price	$311 (0.4x MSRP)	$98 (2.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K4200 has 44200% better value for money than GT 610.

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	1344	48
CUDA cores	no data	48
Core clock speed	771 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	784 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	87.81	6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2,107 gflops	155.5 gflops

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).

Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1024 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	172.8 GB/s	14.4 GB/s

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	3.0	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro K4200 11.17
+1296%

GT 610 0.80

Quadro K4200 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 1296% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro K4200 4319
+1302%

GT 610 308

Quadro K4200 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 1302% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro K4200 11883
+829%

GT 610 1279

Quadro K4200 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 829% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro K4200 40
+1233%

GT 610 3

Quadro K4200 outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 1233% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.17	0.80
Recency	22 July 2014	2 April 2012
Cost	$854.99	$39.99
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1024 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	29 Watt