Quadro K4200 vs Radeon R9 M470X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K4200 and Radeon R9 M470X. 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 Quadro K4200 and Radeon R9 M470X. 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.

Radeon R9 M470X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470X 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 Radeon R9 M470X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K4200 Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
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 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K4200 and Radeon R9 M470X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro K4200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K4200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 329 MHz higher, than Quadro K4200.
  • Quadro K4200 and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro K4200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 16−18
ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
QHD / 1440p 7−8 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6
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 22% more, than Radeon R9 M470X.

Full Specs

  Quadro K4200 Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture Kepler GCN 2
Code name GK104 Emerald
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 14 May 2016
Pipelines 1344 896
Core clock speed 771 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 784 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 87.81 61.60
Floating-point performance 2,107 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 119 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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