Radeon Sky 700 vs Quadro K4200
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 386 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 4.37 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 July 2014 (9 years ago) | 27 March 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $854.99 | no data |
| Current price | $311 (0.4x MSRP) | $892 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 771 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 784 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 108 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 87.81 | 100.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,107 gflops | 3,226 gflops |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz | 5500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 172.8 GB/s | 176 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 1 |
| Dual-link DVI support | no data | 1 |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 22 July 2014 | 27 March 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 108 Watt | 225 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Quadro K4200 and Radeon Sky 700. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K4200 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon Sky 700 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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