GeForce RTX 5080 vs Quadro P4200 Max-Q

P3000 Mobile P3200 P3200 Max-Q P4000 Mobile P4000 Max-Q P4200 P4200 Max-Q P5000 Mobile P5000 X2 Mobile P5200 P5200 Max-Q Tesla P6 Mobile
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5050 5060 5060 Ti 5060 Ti 16 GB 5070 5070 Ti 5080 5090 5090 D

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4200 Max-Q with GeForce RTX 5080, including specs and performance data.

P4200 Max-Q
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
27.77

RTX 5080 outperforms P4200 Max-Q by a whopping 209% 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 ranking2064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.59
Power efficiency20.7217.76
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGP104GB203
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date21 February 2018 (7 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores230410752
Core clock speed1215 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt360 Watt
Texture fill rate213.1879.3
Floating-point processing power6.82 TFLOPS56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs144336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.4 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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)6.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA6.110.1
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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 27.77
RTX 5080 85.68
+209%

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 11703
RTX 5080 36108
+209%

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 HD65−70
−212%
203
+212%
1440p50−55
−220%
160
+220%
4K35−40
−211%
109
+211%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.92
1440pno data6.24
4Kno data9.17

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 600−650
+0%
600−650
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Valorant 600−650
+0%
600−650
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 161
+0%
161
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 282
+0%
282
+0%
Valorant 600−650
+0%
600−650
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 173
+0%
173
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 127
+0%
127
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 236
+0%
236
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 236
+0%
236
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 73
+0%
73
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how P4200 Max-Q and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 is 212% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5080 is 220% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5080 is 211% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 27.77 85.68
Recency 21 February 2018 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 360 Watt

P4200 Max-Q has 260% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 208.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 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 card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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