Quadro K4200 vs Quadro M2000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K4200 and Quadro M2000M, 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 K4200 stacks up against Quadro M2000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M2000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M2000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro M2000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K4200 Quadro M2000M
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K4200 has 96% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000M.
  • Quadro K4200 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M2000M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K4200 and Quadro M2000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro K4200 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M2000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K4200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M2000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M2000M is 267 MHz higher, than Quadro K4200.
  • Quadro K4200 and Quadro M2000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K4200 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 18−20
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
QHD / 1440p 7−8 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Quadro M2000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4200 Quadro M2000M
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK104 GM107
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 22 July 2014 2 October 2015
Pipelines 1344 640
Core clock speed 771 MHz 1038 MHz
Boost Clock 784 MHz 1197 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 87.81 43.92
Floating-point performance 2,107 gflops 1,405 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 119 Mh/s 173 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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