4000 vs K4200

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Combined performance score

Quadro K4200
11.15
+193%

K4200 outperforms 4000 by 193% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking384664
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.260.48
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF100
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date22 July 2014 (9 years old)2 November 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$854.99 $1,199
Current price$311 (0.4x MSRP)$295 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K4200 has 788% better value for money than Quadro 4000.

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 cores1344256
Core clock speed771 MHz475 MHz
Boost clock speed784 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt142 Watt
Texture fill rate87.8115.20
Floating-point performance2,107 gflops486.4 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm241 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5400 MHz2808 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s89.86 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.02.0

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 11.15
+193%
Quadro 4000 3.81

K4200 outperforms 4000 by 193% in our combined 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 4322
+192%
Quadro 4000 1478

K4200 outperforms 4000 by 192% 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 11882
+141%
Quadro 4000 4923

K4200 outperforms 4000 by 141% 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
+90.5%
Quadro 4000 21

K4200 outperforms 4000 by 90% 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.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.15 3.81
Recency 22 July 2014 2 November 2010
Cost $854.99 $1199
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 142 Watt

The Quadro K4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 4000 in performance tests.


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