Quadro T500 Mobile vs K4200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4200 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K4200
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
11.19
+25.3%

Quadro K4200 outperforms T500 Mobile by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking389456
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.65no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK104TU117
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date22 July 2014 (9 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$854.99 no data
Current price$311 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1344896
Core clock speed771 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed784 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate87.8194.92
Floating-point performance2,107 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K4200 and Quadro T500 Mobile 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5400 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA3.07.5

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 HD45−50
+25%
36
−25%
1440p18−20
+20%
15
−20%
4K21−24
+23.5%
17
−23.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+16.3%
40−45
−16.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+15.4%
35−40
−15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+25%
28
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+16.3%
40−45
−16.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+15.4%
35−40
−15.4%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+25%
27−30
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+25%
28
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+11.1%
27
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+16.3%
40−45
−16.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+10.5%
19
−10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how Quadro K4200 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K4200 is 25% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro K4200 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • Quadro K4200 is 24% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.19 8.93
Recency 22 July 2014 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 25 Watt

The Quadro K4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4200 is a workstation card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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