Quadro P4200 vs Quadro P500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P500 and Quadro P4200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P500
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 18 Watt
4.25

P4200 outperforms P500 by a whopping 494% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking686217
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.2817.40
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP108GP104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date5 January 2018 (7 years ago)21 February 2018 (6 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 cores2562304
Core clock speed1455 MHz1227 MHz
Boost clock speed1518 MHz1647 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate24.29237.2
Floating-point processing power0.7772 TFLOPS7.589 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs16144

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s192.3 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 technologies

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

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.16.1

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro P500 4.25
Quadro P4200 25.23
+494%

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 P500 1633
Quadro P4200 10654
+552%

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 P500 6225
Quadro P4200 38375
+516%

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 P500 6438
Quadro P4200 37676
+485%

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 HD19
−479%
110−120
+479%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−370%
45−50
+370%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−467%
50−55
+467%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−542%
75−80
+542%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−370%
45−50
+370%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−467%
50−55
+467%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−484%
110−120
+484%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−857%
65−70
+857%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−560%
65−70
+560%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Valorant 10−11
−910%
100−110
+910%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−542%
75−80
+542%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−370%
45−50
+370%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−467%
50−55
+467%
Dota 2 16
−444%
85−90
+444%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−250%
75−80
+250%
Fortnite 24−27
−404%
120−130
+404%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−484%
110−120
+484%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−857%
65−70
+857%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−562%
85−90
+562%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−560%
65−70
+560%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−327%
150−160
+327%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−486%
80−85
+486%
Valorant 10−11
−910%
100−110
+910%
World of Tanks 70−75
−265%
250−260
+265%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−542%
75−80
+542%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−370%
45−50
+370%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−467%
50−55
+467%
Dota 2 45
−93.3%
85−90
+93.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−250%
75−80
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−484%
110−120
+484%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−857%
65−70
+857%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−327%
150−160
+327%
Valorant 10−11
−910%
100−110
+910%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−503%
170−180
+503%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
World of Tanks 30−33
−457%
160−170
+457%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−750%
50−55
+750%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−722%
70−75
+722%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1017%
65−70
+1017%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5700%
55−60
+5700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−443%
35−40
+443%
Valorant 12−14
−467%
65−70
+467%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−175%
40−45
+175%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−175%
40−45
+175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−542%
75−80
+542%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−175%
40−45
+175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−767%
24−27
+767%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Dota 2 16−18
−175%
40−45
+175%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Fortnite 3−4
−933%
30−35
+933%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Valorant 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how Quadro P500 and Quadro P4200 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is 479% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4200 is 5700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P4200 is ahead in 60 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.25 25.23
Recency 5 January 2018 21 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 100 Watt

Quadro P500 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 455.6% lower power consumption.

Quadro P4200, on the other hand, has a 493.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro P4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P500 in performance tests.


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