NVS 4200M: FPS benchmarks and laptop guide
NVS 4200M — 12 games benchmarked at 1080p, 3 models in the catalog.
NVS 4200M — 12 games benchmarked at 1080p , 3 laptop models in the used-laptop catalog . This guide covers what the chip delivers in games, where it sits among mobile GPUs in 2026, and which laptops carry it.
The NVIDIA NVS 4200M is a 2011 business-graphics part — 48 CUDA cores whose job was driving trading desks and dual monitors, sold inside the classic corporate ThinkPad and Latitude generation. This guide covers its 12 recorded game benchmarks at 1080p and its three hosts.
Where the NVS 4200M sits in 2026
The composite ranks it #316 of 341 (score 1.6). The neighbors: UHD Graphics 605 (#313, 1.8), HD 6630M (#314, 1.7) and HD 7420G (#315, 1.6) above; UHD Graphics 600 (#317, 1.6), HD 8330 (#318, 1.4) and HD 8550M (#319, 1.4) below. Sandwiched between two Intel integrated parts that came six years later — the labor of 2011 silicon versus the convenience of 2017 silicon, ending equal.
What the chip brings
The record lists 48 CUDA cores on a 40nm GF119S die (Fermi 2.0), 1GB of DDR3 on a 64-bit bus at 12GB/s, a 25W envelope and 0.16 TFLOPS. Public benchmarks: PassMark 310, OpenCL 1271. The NVS badge meant certified drivers for professional applications — a promise no game table can test.
FPS in games at 1080p
At the high preset: legacy ceilings (CS:GO/Overwatch 240, GTA V/PUBG 140), Valorant 27, Dota 2 12, The Witcher 3 6, Forza Horizon 4 5, Counter-Strike 2 3, Cyberpunk 2077 2, Fortnite 1, Metro Exodus 1. The bottom-tier baseline of this catalog's early-2010s tier — the table several neighboring records share to the frame.
Laptops that carry it
Three honest hosts, all business classics: the ThinkPad T420 (2011, $95) and T520 (2012, $135), and the Dell Latitude E6420 (2011, $140). These chassis are the reason the part is still catalogued at all — machines famous for surviving offices, spills and decades.
Bottom line
The NVS 4200M was never asked to run games and the table agrees. What it offers in 2026 is a $95-140 ticket into a legendary business chassis with a keyboard still better than most new laptops — with gaming expectations set accurately at "Dota 2 at low, slowly".
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Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).
🎮 NVS 4200M — game FPS at 1080p
Average FPS per game, high quality preset.
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Dota 2 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 1 | ✗ Low |
| CS:GO | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Witcher 3 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3 | ✗ Low |
Laptops with the NVS 4200M
3 matched models — newest first. Names link to the full review.
| Model | Year | Class | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThinkPad T520 | 2012 | Business | $135 |
| Latitude E6420 | 2011 | Business | $140 |
| ThinkPad T420 | 2011 | Business | $95 |
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