NVIDIA Quadro K4200 vs NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K4200 and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Quadro K4200

NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4200

Videocard is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 16% higher core clock speed: 771 MHz vs 667 MHz
2.7x more texture fill rate: 87.81 GTexel / s vs 32.02 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 1344 vs 576
2.7x better floating-point performance: 2,107 gflops vs 768.4 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 3008 MHz
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4340 vs 1363
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 498 vs 287
2.7x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12321 vs 4566
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.016 vs 12.383
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 736.063 vs 358.892
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.73 vs 1.107
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 31.588 vs 21.761
Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 70.194 vs 40.703
2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6373 vs 2294
2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6373 vs 2294

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 July 2014 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed	771 MHz vs 667 MHz
Texture fill rate	87.81 GTexel / s vs 32.02 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1344 vs 576
Floating-point performance	2,107 gflops vs 768.4 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz vs 3008 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4340 vs 1363
PassMark - G2D Mark	498 vs 287
Geekbench - OpenCL	12321 vs 4566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	33.016 vs 12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	736.063 vs 358.892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.73 vs 1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.588 vs 21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	70.194 vs 40.703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6373 vs 2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6373 vs 2294

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Around 96% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 108 Watt
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3605 vs 3382
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3362 vs 3311
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3605 vs 3382
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3362 vs 3311

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 108 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3605 vs 3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362 vs 3311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3605 vs 3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362 vs 3311

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K4200
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4340

1363

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

498

287

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12321

4566

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.016

12.383

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

736.063

358.892

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.73

1.107

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31.588

21.761

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

70.194

40.703

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6373

2294

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3382

3605

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3311

3362

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6373

2294

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3382

3605

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3311

3362

Name	NVIDIA Quadro K4200	NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
PassMark - G3D Mark	4340	1363
PassMark - G2D Mark	498	287
Geekbench - OpenCL	12321	4566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	33.016	12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	736.063	358.892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.73	1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.588	21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	70.194	40.703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6373	2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3382	3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3311	3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6373	2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3382	3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3311	3362
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro K4200	NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Kepler
Code name	GK104	GK106
Launch date	22 July 2014	23 July 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$854.99	$84.95
Place in performance rating	681	1101
Price now	$446.99	$159.99
Type	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Value for money (0-100)	11.92	10.91
Technical info
Boost clock speed	784 MHz
Core clock speed	771 MHz	667 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,107 gflops	768.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1344	576
Texture fill rate	87.81 GTexel / s	32.02 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	108 Watt	55 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	2,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	No outputs
Display Port		1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Shader Model		5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	172.8 GB / s	48.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	3008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus