RTX A2000 vs Quadro P2000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

P2000 Max-Q
2017
4 GB GDDR5
13.80

RTX A2000 outperforms Quadro P2000 Max-Q by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking352127
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.3819.06
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP107GLGA106
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date5 July 2017 (6 years ago)10 August 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449
Current price$426 $567 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 127% better value for money than P2000 Max-Q.

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 cores7683328
Core clock speed1215 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1468 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data70 Watt
Texture fill rateno data124.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro P2000 Max-Q and RTX A2000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data167 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno data4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkanno data1.3
CUDAno data8.6

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 13.80
RTX A2000 35.64
+158%

RTX A2000 outperforms Quadro P2000 Max-Q by 158% based on our aggregate 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 5332
RTX A2000 13771
+158%

RTX A2000 outperforms Quadro P2000 Max-Q by 158% in Passmark.

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 HD53
−145%
130−140
+145%
4K22
−150%
55−60
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−155%
120−130
+155%
Hitman 3 30−35
−150%
80−85
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−155%
120−130
+155%
Hitman 3 30−35
−150%
80−85
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
−150%
80−85
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−150%
95−100
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−155%
120−130
+155%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−144%
110−120
+144%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
−140%
60−65
+140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−141%
65−70
+141%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−140%
60−65
+140%
Hitman 3 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−150%
70−75
+150%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Hitman 3 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3
−133%
7−8
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−150%
30−33
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%

This is how P2000 Max-Q and RTX A2000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 is 145% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.80 35.64
Recency 5 July 2017 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P2000 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while RTX A2000 is a desktop 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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