Quadro FX 1800 vs Quadro K4200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4200 and Quadro FX 1800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K4200
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
11.24
+981%

K4200 outperforms FX 1800 by a whopping 981% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4211096
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.200.03
Power efficiency7.131.21
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGK104G94
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$854.99 $489

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K4200 has 7233% better value for money than FX 1800.

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 cores134464
Core clock speed771 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed784 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt59 Watt
Texture fill rate87.8117.60
Floating-point processing power2.107 TFLOPS0.176 TFLOPS
ROPs3212
TMUs11232

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm198 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB768 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1350 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s38.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.01.1

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. 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 11.24
+981%
FX 1800 1.04

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.

Quadro K4200 4331
+977%
FX 1800 402

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 11.24 1.04
Recency 22 July 2014 30 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 768 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 59 Watt

Quadro K4200 has a 980.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

FX 1800, on the other hand, has 83.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800 in performance tests.


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