GeForce GTX 950M vs Quadro P2000 Max-Q

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Combined performance score

P2000 Max-Q
13.56
+103%

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 103% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking349527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money8.200.80
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGP107GLN16P-GT
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date5 July 2017 (6 years old)12 March 2015 (9 years old)
Current price$426 $797
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

P2000 Max-Q has 925% better value for money than GTX 950M.

Technical specs

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 cores768640
CUDA coresno data640
Core clock speed1215 MHz914 MHz
Boost clock speed1468 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data44.96
Floating-point performanceno data1,439 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro P2000 Max-Q and GeForce GTX 950M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeGDDR5DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32 or 80 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMIno data+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimus++
BatteryBoostno data+
Anselno data+

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.1.126
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

P2000 Max-Q 13.56
+103%
GTX 950M 6.67

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 103% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

P2000 Max-Q 5254
+103%
GTX 950M 2586

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 103% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

P2000 Max-Q 32724
+108%
GTX 950M 15710

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 108% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

P2000 Max-Q 8148
+86.6%
GTX 950M 4367

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 87% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

P2000 Max-Q 6742
+111%
GTX 950M 3200

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 111% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

P2000 Max-Q 28679
+34.3%
GTX 950M 21356

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 34% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

P2000 Max-Q 326075
+64%
GTX 950M 198867

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 64% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD50
+66.7%
30
−66.7%
1440p40−45
+90.5%
21
−90.5%
4K20
+25%
16
−25%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+21.7%
23
−21.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+48.4%
31
−48.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+52.2%
23
−52.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+68.2%
22
−68.2%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+109%
21−24
−109%
Hitman 3 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+73.7%
19
−73.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+47.4%
19
−47.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+76.9%
26
−76.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+66.7%
21
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+85%
20
−85%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+109%
21−24
−109%
Hitman 3 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+320%
5
−320%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+80%
15
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+68.4%
19
−68.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+155%
11
−155%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+130%
20
−130%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+84.2%
19
−84.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+94.7%
19
−94.7%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+109%
21−24
−109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+127%
11
−127%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Hitman 3 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+83.3%
12
−83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Hitman 3 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+83.3%
6
−83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how P2000 Max-Q and GTX 950M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • P2000 Max-Q is 66.7% faster than GTX 950M

1440p resolution:

  • P2000 Max-Q is 90.5% faster than GTX 950M

4K resolution:

  • P2000 Max-Q is 25% faster than GTX 950M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the P2000 Max-Q is 500% faster than the GTX 950M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • P2000 Max-Q is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.56 6.67
Recency 5 July 2017 12 March 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

The Quadro P2000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 950M is a mobile 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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