NVIDIA Quadro M4000 vs NVIDIA Quadro K4200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M4000 and NVIDIA Quadro K4200 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 M4000

NVIDIA Quadro K4200

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 24% higher pipelines: 1664 vs 1344
Around 22% better floating-point performance: 2,573 gflops vs 2,107 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
Around 11% higher memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 5400 MHz
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6680 vs 4340
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 498
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18372 vs 12321
Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 65.548 vs 33.016
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.453 vs 2.73
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 217.357 vs 70.194
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3685 vs 3382
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3332 vs 3311
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3685 vs 3382
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3332 vs 3311

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2015 vs 22 July 2014
Core clock speed	773 MHz vs 771 MHz
Pipelines	1664 vs 1344
Floating-point performance	2,573 gflops vs 2,107 gflops
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 5400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6680 vs 4340
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 498
Geekbench - OpenCL	18372 vs 12321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.548 vs 33.016
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.453 vs 2.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	217.357 vs 70.194
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685 vs 3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3332 vs 3311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685 vs 3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3332 vs 3311

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4200

Around 9% higher texture fill rate: 87.81 GTexel / s vs 80.39 GTexel / s
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 108 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 736.063 vs 732.046
Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 31.588 vs 17.725
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6373 vs 6291
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6373 vs 6291

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	87.81 GTexel / s vs 80.39 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	108 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	736.063 vs 732.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.588 vs 17.725
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6373 vs 6291
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6373 vs 6291

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K4200

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6680

4340

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

673

498

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

18372

12321

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

65.548

33.016

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

732.046

736.063

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.453

2.73

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17.725

31.588

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

217.357

70.194

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6291

6373

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

3382

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3332

3311

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6291

6373

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

3382

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3332

3311

Name	NVIDIA Quadro M4000	NVIDIA Quadro K4200
PassMark - G3D Mark	6680	4340
PassMark - G2D Mark	673	498
Geekbench - OpenCL	18372	12321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.548	33.016
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	732.046	736.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.453	2.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	17.725	31.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	217.357	70.194
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6291	6373
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685	3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3332	3311
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6291	6373
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685	3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3332	3311
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	680	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro M4000	NVIDIA Quadro K4200
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Kepler
Code name	GM204	GK104
Launch date	29 June 2015	22 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$791	$854.99
Place in performance rating	534	681
Price now	$765.93	$446.99
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	10.68	11.92
Technical info
Core clock speed	773 MHz	771 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,573 gflops	2,107 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1664	1344
Texture fill rate	80.39 GTexel / s	87.81 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	108 Watt
Transistor count	5,200 million	3,540 million
Boost clock speed		784 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, DP DP DP DP 3-pin Stereo	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync
Number of simultaneous displays	4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	241 mm
SLI options	1
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Shader Model	5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	5400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory bandwidth		172.8 GB / s
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
High-Performance Video I/O6
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management