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NVIDIA NVS 4200M

The NVIDIA NVS 4200M (or NVIDIA Quadro NVS 4200M) is a business graphics card for laptops which is most likely based on the same core as the GeForce GT 520M. According to the Nvidia Homepage, the 4200M is allowed to be clocked up to 810MHz, compared to the 550MHz of the GT 520M. However, the clock rates of the NVS 4200M in the Dell Latitude 6420 is similar to the GT 520M.

The NVS series is optimized for business applications and stability and may therefore perform a bit worse in games due to the special drivers and BIOS optimizations.

The gaming performance may be a bit worse compared to similar clocked GeForce cards due to the stability optimizations of the NVS. In theory the raw performance of the chip is enough to run current games of 2010/2011 in low-medium details and resolutions.

As the GT 520M, the NVS4200M should support PureVideo HD (VP4) to accelerate HD videos and OpenCL / CUDA / DirectX Compute to use the render cores for other applications.

The graphics card supports HDMI 1.3 up to 1920x1080 and Multimode DisplayPort up to 2560x1600. Furthermore, 7.1 channel HD audio can be trasmitted over the HDMI port.

NVS Series

NVS 4200M 48 @ 0.81 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
NVS 3100M compare 16 @ 0.6 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
NVS 2100M compare 16 @ 0.54 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
ArchitectureFermi
Pipelines48 - unified
Core Speed810 MHz
Shader Speed1620 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement22.02.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 507     avg: 605     median: 572 (1%)     max: 806 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 496     avg: 519     median: 507 (0%)     max: 541 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 2142     avg: 2309     median: 2298 (1%)     max: 2443 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 1819     avg: 1896     median: 1917 (1%)     max: 1969 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 4601     avg: 4906     median: 4929 (6%)     max: 5118 Points
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 15.5     avg: 16.1     median: 16.1 (6%)     max: 16.71 fps
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
47.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
17.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
95  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
36  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
24  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
med. 1024x768
108.6 116 ~ 112 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
74 76 ~ 75 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
41  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
24.7 31 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
19.1 25 ~ 22 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
149  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
30  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
19  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Risen

Risen

2009
med. 1024x768
22 25.5 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
14 16.1 ~ 15 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
med. 1024x768
33  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
23  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
med. 1024x768
43.2 48 ~ 46 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
19 19.1 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
100.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1280x1024
12.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Anno 207047.717.611.7
Dirt 395362412
Fifa 1111275
Mafia 241282214
StarCraft 21493019
Risen2415
Need for Speed Shift3323
Colin McRae: DIRT 24619
Anno 1404100.712.9
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Notebook reviews with NVIDIA NVS 4200M graphics card

 

Review Samsung Series 6 600B5B-S01DE Notebook

Duracase 2.0. Samsung promises perfect reliability with its business notebook, 600B5B. The 15.6 inch laptop offers a lot of security features and a bright, non-...
Intel Core i5-2520M | NVIDIA NVS 4200M | 15.60" | 2.6 kg
 

Review Lenovo ThinkPad T420s 4174-PEG Notebook

Business class. The ThinkPad T420s is mainly to convince business customers of its advantages as a powerful and yet portable companion. Equipped with a Core i7-...
Intel Core i7-2640M | NVIDIA NVS 4200M | 14.00" | 1.7 kg
 

Review Samsung Series 4 400B5B Laptop

Communicative. Samsung introduces a new series of business laptops: the Series 4. The 400B5B is part of the new line-up and offers an anti-glare, high-resolutio...
Intel Core i5-2410M | NVIDIA NVS 4200M | 15.60" | 2.6 kg
 

Review Samsung 200B5B-S01DE Notebook

Super Starter. Samsung's Series 2 impresses with numerous useful office features. Next to the various ports, excellent keyboard, touchpad and good mobility, ho...
Intel Core i3-2310M | NVIDIA NVS 4200M | 15.60" | 2.5 kg
 

Review Dell Latitude E6520 i7/FHD Notebook

Business expert. The Latitude E6520's high-end version lures with a premium Full HD screen, a Core i7 dual core, a graphics card and a fast HDD. Is the high add...
Intel Core i7-2620M | NVIDIA NVS 4200M | 15.60" | 3 kg

Lenovo Thinkpad T520 4240-4CG: Intel Core i5-2410M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  Review » Review Lenovo Thinkpad T520 Notebook

Dell Latitude E6420: Intel Core i3-2310M, 14.00", 2.7 kg
  Review » Review Dell Latitude E6420 Notebook

Samsung 400B4B-S01DE: Intel Core i3-2310M, 14.00", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Samsung 400B4B-S01DE

Samsung 600B5B-HC1: Intel Core i7-2720QM, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Samsung 600B5B-HC1

Lenovo ThinkPad T420s 4174-PEG: Intel Core i7-2640M, 14.00", 1.7 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad T420s 4174-PEG

Samsung 400B5B-PS2: Intel Core i5-2520M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Samsung 400B5B-PS2

Samsung 400B5B-S02: Intel Core i5-2410M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Samsung 400B5B-S02

Samsung 600B5B-S01UK: Intel Core i5-2520M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Samsung 600B5B-S01UK

Dell Latitude E6420 XFR: Intel Core i7-2620M, 14.00", 4 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude E6420 XFR

Samsung 600B5B-S01DE: Intel Core i5-2520M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Samsung 600B5B-S01DE

Samsung 400B5B-H01: Intel Core i5-2410M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Samsung 400B5B-H01

Lenovo ThinkPad T420-4180W1J: Intel Core i7-2620M, 14.00", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad T420-4180W1J

Samsung Aegis 600B: Intel Core i5-2410M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Samsung Aegis 600B

Samsung 200B5B-S01DE: Intel Core i3-2310M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Samsung 200B5B-S01DE

Dell Latitude E6520 i7/FHD: Intel Core i7-2620M, 15.60", 3 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude E6520 i7/FHD

Dell Latitude E6520-L652050: Intel Core i5-2540M, 15.60", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude E6520-L652050

Lenovo Thinkpad T520 4240-4CG: Intel Core i5-2410M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Thinkpad T520 4240-4CG

Dell Latitude E6420: Intel Core i3-2310M, 14.00", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude E6420

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