Quadro K4200 vs Quadro P2000 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P2000 Mobile with Quadro K4200, including specs and performance data.
P2000 Mobile outperforms K4200 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 344 | 421 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.20 |
| Power efficiency | 14.35 | 7.13 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 February 2019 (5 years ago) | 22 July 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $854.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 1152 | 1344 |
| Core clock speed | 1291 MHz | 771 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1291 MHz | 784 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 108 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 92.95 | 87.81 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.974 TFLOPS | 2.107 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 72 | 112 |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3.75 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96.13 GB/s | 172.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | + |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 3.0 |
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 | 15.70 | 11.24 |
| Recency | 15 February 2019 | 22 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3.75 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 108 Watt |
P2000 Mobile has a 39.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 44% lower power consumption.
Quadro K4200, on the other hand, has a 6.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Quadro P2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Quadro K4200 is a workstation 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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