Quadro P400 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with Quadro P400, including specs and performance data.
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Quadro P400 by a whopping 202% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 390 | 676 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.08 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | GP107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | April 2018 (6 years ago) | 7 February 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $119.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 1366 MHz | 1228 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1442 MHz | 1252 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 20.03 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 0.641 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | 4008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 84 GB/s | 32.06 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 3x mini-DisplayPort |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Multi-Projection | + | no data |
| Multi Monitor | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.82 | 4.25 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 MB | 2 GB |
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile has a 201.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Quadro P400, on the other hand, has a 68166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P400 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while Quadro P400 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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