GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs Quadro P4200 Max-Q
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P4200 Max-Q with GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3050 OEM outperforms P4200 Max-Q by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 234 | 224 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 21.22 | 16.78 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 February 2018 (7 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
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 | 2304 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1215 MHz | 1515 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 213.1 | 140.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.82 TFLOPS | 8.986 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 144 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 864 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1753 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 (6.4) | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 27.63 | 28.41 |
| Recency | 21 February 2018 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 130 Watt |
P4200 Max-Q has 30% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro P4200 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 3050 OEM.
Be aware that Quadro P4200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop one.
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