Radeon RX 6500M vs Quadro K4200

Place in performance ranking	389	254
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.66	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GK104	Navi 24
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	22 July 2014 (9 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 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.

no data

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	1024
Core clock speed	771 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	784 MHz	2191 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	87.81	153.6
Floating-point performance	2,107 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K4200 and Radeon RX 6500M 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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	172.8 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	3.0	no data

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 11.19

RX 6500M 20.35
+81.9%

Radeon RX 6500M outperforms Quadro K4200 by 82% based on our aggregate 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

RX 6500M 7859
+81.8%

Radeon RX 6500M outperforms Quadro K4200 by 82% in Passmark.

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 HD

30−35

−107%

62
+107%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−88.6%

66
+88.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −107%	62 +107%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −91.4%	65−70 +91.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −95.2%	40−45 +95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −91.4%	67 +91.4%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −95.8%	45−50 +95.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −100%	50−55 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −84%	90−95 +84%
Hitman 3	30−33 −103%	61 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −100%	80−85 +100%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −94.3%	65−70 +94.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −90%	114 +90%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −100%	70 +100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −87.5%	45 +87.5%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −91.4%	65−70 +91.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −95.2%	40−45 +95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −100%	32 +100%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −95.8%	45−50 +95.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −100%	50−55 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −84%	90−95 +84%
Hitman 3	27−30 −85.2%	50 +85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −100%	80−85 +100%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −94.3%	65−70 +94.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −90%	95 +90%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −90%	57 +90%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −103%	60−65 +103%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −85.7%	39 +85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −95.2%	40−45 +95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −107%	29 +107%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −95.8%	45−50 +95.8%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −84%	90−95 +84%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −100%	80−85 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −84.4%	83 +84.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −85.7%	39 +85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −108%	25 +108%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−83.3%

55−60
+83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −85.7%	35−40 +85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −95.2%	40−45 +95.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −90%	18−20 +90%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −85.7%	24−27 +85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −88.9%	30−35 +88.9%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −100%	40−45 +100%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −111%	35−40 +111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −100%	40−45 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−88.9%

30−35
+88.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Hitman 3	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −91.7%	21−24 +91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −100%	27−30 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −91.7%	21−24 +91.7%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −90%	18−20 +90%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%