PNY Quadro K4200 4GB GDDR5 workstation
The NVIDIA Quadro K4200 GPU pairs 4 GB of GDDR5 memory with a PCI Express 2.0 x16 interface, delivering dependable performance for professional 2D and 3D workloads. Its dual DisplayPort and DVI outputs support multi-monitor setups, while the workstation-class build ensures stability under sustained use. This card suits budget-conscious professionals upgrading older systems for CAD or rendering tasks that do not require ray tracing.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong compute (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average feature (11th percentile)
- Below average raster (15th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (15th percentile)
- Below average thermal (17th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro K4200 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 |
| Class | workstation |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 504 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 1344 |
| RT Cores | 54 |
| Base Clock | 780 |
| Boost Clock | 2156 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 55.3 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 27.65 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 4326 |
| GPU Compute | 1795 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 105 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 6-pin |
| Cooler | Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
Physical
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
Features
| DirectX | 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY Quadro K4200 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro K4200 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2156 | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 105 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY Quadro K4200 | 24.2 | 23.1 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 66.3 | 11.1 | 16.9 | 36.6 | 15.4 | 23.7 | 61.1 | 85.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.3 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 86 | 24.4 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.4 | 95.2 | 88.8 | 94.3 | 93.3 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72 | 57.9 | 94.1 | 89 | 13.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.4 | 92.3 | 85.8 | 88.9 | 88.1 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 80.4 | 73 | 94.1 | 89 | 21.2 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.4 | 97.6 | 88.8 | 94.3 | 93.3 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 57.9 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 84 | 91.5 | 86 | 52.8 | 98.8 | 78.6 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall25.7
- AI/LLM13.2
- Budget50.5
- Gaming 4k8.3
- Ray Tracing12
- Workstation33.6
- Gaming 1080p13
- Gaming 1440p11
- Content Creation24.4
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