RTX A2000 Mobile vs Quadro P4200

Aggregated performance score

Quadro P4200
2018
8 GB GDDR5
25.05

RTX A2000 Mobile outperforms Quadro P4200 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking196194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation7.56no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP104GA107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date7 May 2018 (5 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$1526 no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores23042560
Core clock speed1215 MHz893 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1687 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate237.2108.6

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Quadro P4200 and RTX A2000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7132 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s176.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported GPU Technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.18.6

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 HD75−80
−5.3%
79
+5.3%
1440p40−45
−2.5%
41
+2.5%
4K35−40
−8.6%
38
+8.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−80.5%
74
+80.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−25%
55
+25%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−1.2%
80−85
+1.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−1.5%
65−70
+1.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−51.2%
62
+51.2%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−45.5%
96
+45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−9.1%
72
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−1.2%
85−90
+1.2%
Hitman 3 75−80
−10.7%
83
+10.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−27.8%
69
+27.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−20%
66
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−29.2%
62
+29.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+12.8%
39
−12.8%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−1.2%
80−85
+1.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−1.5%
65−70
+1.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−22%
50
+22%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−33.3%
88
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−7.6%
71
+7.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−1.2%
85−90
+1.2%
Hitman 3 75−80
−1.3%
76
+1.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−5.6%
57
+5.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−4.8%
44
+4.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−9.1%
60
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−68.4%
96
+68.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−6.3%
51
+6.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+37.5%
32
−37.5%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−1.2%
80−85
+1.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
41
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−25.8%
83
+25.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+11.9%
59
−11.9%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−1.2%
85−90
+1.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+14%
50
−14%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+65.5%
29
−65.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
−14.3%
48
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−24.2%
41
+24.2%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−8%
27
+8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−17.6%
40
+17.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−8%
27
+8%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−1.8%
55−60
+1.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−56.3%
25
+56.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−23.3%
53
+23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−2.1%
49
+2.1%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−1.9%
50−55
+1.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−5.3%
20
+5.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.9%
17
−5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−22.2%
33
+22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−23.8%
26
+23.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

This is how Quadro P4200 and RTX A2000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 5.3% faster than Quadro P4200 in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 2.5% faster than Quadro P4200 in 1440p
  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 8.6% faster than Quadro P4200 in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 65.5% faster than the RTX A2000 Mobile.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX A2000 Mobile is 80.5% faster than the Quadro P4200.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is ahead in 6 tests (9%)
  • RTX A2000 Mobile is ahead in 51 test (75%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (16%)

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 25.05 25.53
Recency 7 May 2018 12 April 2021
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 95 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro P4200 and RTX A2000 Mobile.

Be aware that Quadro P4200 is a mobile workstation card while RTX A2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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