GeForce RTX 3090 vs Quadro P4200

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4200 with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P4200
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
21.70

RTX 3090 outperforms P4200 by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking22630
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.97
Power efficiency17.1413.47
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP104GA102
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date21 February 2018 (7 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,499

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 cores230410496
Core clock speed1227 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1647 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate237.2556.0
Floating-point processing power7.589 TFLOPS35.58 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs144328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data336 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1219 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s936.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

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 Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.18.5
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.

Quadro P4200 21.70
RTX 3090 59.67
+175%

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.

Quadro P4200 10729
RTX 3090 26666
+149%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro P4200 38732
RTX 3090 191142
+393%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro P4200 37676
RTX 3090 238123
+532%

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
−176%
193
+176%
1440p45−50
−182%
127
+182%
4K30−35
−183%
85
+183%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.77
1440pno data11.80
4Kno data17.64

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−409%
331
+409%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−157%
349
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−310%
209
+310%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−303%
262
+303%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−83%
172
+83%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−155%
347
+155%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−249%
178
+249%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−163%
208
+163%
Fortnite 110−120
−158%
300−350
+158%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−170%
254
+170%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−180%
210
+180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−92.4%
170−180
+92.4%
Valorant 160−170
−121%
350−400
+121%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
−140%
156
+140%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−68.1%
158
+68.1%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
−127%
309
+127%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−9%
270−280
+9%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−202%
154
+202%
Dota 2 120−130
−79.3%
217
+79.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−148%
196
+148%
Fortnite 110−120
−158%
300−350
+158%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−163%
247
+163%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
−160%
195
+160%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
−98.8%
171
+98.8%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−238%
176
+238%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−92.4%
170−180
+92.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−420%
369
+420%
Valorant 160−170
−121%
350−400
+121%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−55.3%
146
+55.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−167%
136
+167%
Dota 2 120−130
−76%
213
+76%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−132%
183
+132%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−131%
217
+131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−92.4%
170−180
+92.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−156%
182
+156%
Valorant 160−170
−81.6%
296
+81.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−158%
300−350
+158%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−344%
231
+344%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−196%
450−500
+196%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−249%
150
+249%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−259%
115
+259%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−0.6%
170−180
+0.6%
Valorant 200−210
−116%
400−450
+116%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−97%
130
+97%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−304%
93
+304%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−217%
171
+217%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−223%
197
+223%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−283%
153
+283%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−170%
150−160
+170%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−211%
55−60
+211%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−157%
59
+157%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−314%
182
+314%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−280%
76
+280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−328%
154
+328%
Valorant 130−140
−140%
300−350
+140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−214%
113
+214%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−278%
85−90
+278%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−360%
46
+360%
Dota 2 75−80
−159%
202
+159%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−300%
108
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−264%
153
+264%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−284%
95−100
+284%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−204%
75−80
+204%

This is how Quadro P4200 and RTX 3090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is 176% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 is 182% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 is 183% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3090 is 420% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3090 surpassed Quadro P4200 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.70 59.67
Recency 21 February 2018 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 350 Watt

Quadro P4200 has 250% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 175% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P4200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4200 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3090 is a desktop one.

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