FirePro W8000 vs Quadro K4200

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and Quadro K4200. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8000 and Quadro K4200. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Quadro K4200
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W8000 has 108% more power consumption, than Quadro K4200.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K4200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W8000 and Quadro K4200 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K4200 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 129 MHz higher, than Quadro K4200.
  • FirePro W8000 and Quadro K4200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 38 mm longer, than Quadro K4200.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 100 MHz higher, than Quadro K4200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than FirePro W8000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Quadro K4200
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 22 July 2014
Pipelines 1792 1344
Core clock speed 900 MHz 771 MHz
Boost Clock 784 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 87.81
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,107 gflops
Length 279 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s 119 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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