Quadro P3200 Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM with Quadro P3200 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.
P3200 Max-Q outperforms 660 OEM by a whopping 603% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 804 | 293 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.83 | 22.34 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GP104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 22 August 2012 (13 years ago) | 21 February 2018 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1152 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 823 MHz | 1139 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 888 MHz | 1404 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 85.25 | 157.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.046 TFLOPS | 5.032 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 96 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 672 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1536 KB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 168.3 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 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 | 3.10 | 21.80 |
| Recency | 22 August 2012 | 21 February 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 75 Watt |
P3200 Max-Q has a 603.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 73.3% lower power consumption.
The Quadro P3200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 OEM is a desktop graphics card while Quadro P3200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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