Radeon RX 7800 XT vs Quadro K4200

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Aggregate performance score

Quadro K4200
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
11.17

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms Quadro K4200 by a whopping 457% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking38926
Place by popularitynot in top-10095
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.4728.54
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3
GPU code nameGK104Navi 32
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 July 2014 (9 years ago)25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$854.99 $579
Current price$311 (0.4x MSRP)$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 538% better value for money than Quadro K4200.

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 cores13443840
Core clock speed771 MHzno data
Boost clock speed784 MHz2430 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt263 Watt
Texture fill rate87.81604.8
Floating-point performance2,107 gflopsno data

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 4.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5400 MHz19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s576.0 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 DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA3.0no 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 11.17
RX 7800 XT 62.20
+457%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms Quadro K4200 by 457% 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 4320
RX 7800 XT 24044
+457%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms Quadro K4200 by 457% 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 HD35−40
−506%
212
+506%
1440p21−24
−500%
126
+500%
4K12−14
−533%
76
+533%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.17 62.20
Recency 22 July 2014 25 August 2023
Cost $854.99 $579
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 263 Watt

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4200 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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