GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Quadro P4200 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4200 Max-Q with GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

P4200 Max-Q
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
26.15

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms P4200 Max-Q by a whopping 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23532
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.1141.21
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP104AD103
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date21 February 2018 (7 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 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 cores23049728
Core clock speed1215 MHz1335 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate213.1515.3
Floating-point processing power6.82 TFLOPS32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs144304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76
L1 Cache864 KB9.5 MB
L2 Cache2 MB64 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.4 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)6.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA6.18.9
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.

P4200 Max-Q 26.15
RTX 4090 Mobile 61.25
+134%

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.

P4200 Max-Q 11562
Samples: 54
RTX 4090 Mobile 27077
+134%
Samples: 2456

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 HD70−75
−143%
170
+143%
1440p55−60
−138%
131
+138%
4K30−35
−163%
79
+163%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 179
+0%
179
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240
+0%
240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 173
+0%
173
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 181
+0%
181
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 152
+0%
152
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 133
+0%
133
+0%
Dota 2 199
+0%
199
+0%
Far Cry 5 167
+0%
167
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 174
+0%
174
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 88
+0%
88
+0%
Metro Exodus 156
+0%
156
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 394
+0%
394
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+0%
128
+0%
Dota 2 187
+0%
187
+0%
Far Cry 5 158
+0%
158
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 82
+0%
82
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
+0%
204
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 173
+0%
173
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 516
+0%
516
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 138
+0%
138
+0%
Metro Exodus 117
+0%
117
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 485
+0%
485
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 151
+0%
151
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 74
+0%
74
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 88
+0%
88
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 314
+0%
314
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 172
+0%
172
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Dota 2 179
+0%
179
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how P4200 Max-Q and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 143% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 138% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 163% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 26.15 61.25
Recency 21 February 2018 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

P4200 Max-Q has 20% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 134.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P4200 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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