Quadro FX 3800 vs Quadro K4200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro FX 3800 and Quadro K4200, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro FX 3800 stacks up against Quadro K4200, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Quadro K4200
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 108 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K4200 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K4200 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K4200 is 171 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro K4200 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K4200 is 43 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4200 is 3800 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 10−11 40−45
medium / 1080p 1−2 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Quadro K4200
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Kepler
Code name GT200B GK104
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 30 March 2009 22 July 2014
Pipelines 192 1344
Core clock speed 600 MHz 771 MHz
Boost Clock 784 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 87.81
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 2,107 gflops
Length 198 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 1.3 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 119 Mh/s
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