GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs Quadro P4200 Max-Q
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P4200 Max-Q with GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
P4200 Max-Q outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 176 | 241 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 31.28 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | N17E-G1 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 February 2018 (6 years ago) | 18 August 2016 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $237.11 |
| Current price | no data | $240 (1x MSRP) |
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 | 2304 | 1280 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 94 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 213.1 | 133.6 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 4,275 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Quadro P4200 Max-Q and GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile 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 size | no data | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | no data | - |
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 | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7 GB/s | 8000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 192 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDCP | no data | 2.2 |
| G-SYNC support | no data | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | no data | + |
| GPU Boost | no data | 3.0 |
| VR Ready | no data | + |
| Ansel | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 (6.4) | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | + |
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.
Quadro P4200 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile by 40% 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%
Quadro P4200 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile by 40% 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 HD | 95−100
+39.7%
| 68
−39.7%
|
| 1440p | 55−60
+31%
| 42
−31%
|
| 4K | 40−45
+33.3%
| 30
−33.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 37
+54.2%
|
24−27
−54.2%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 62
+55%
|
40−45
−55%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 53
+51.4%
|
35−40
−51.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 78
+41.8%
|
55−60
−41.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 61
+52.5%
|
40−45
−52.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+42.9%
|
21−24
−42.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75
+50%
|
50−55
−50%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 76
+52%
|
50−55
−52%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 102
+45.7%
|
70−75
−45.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 54
+54.3%
|
35−40
−54.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 128
+42.2%
|
90−95
−42.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 81
+47.3%
|
55−60
−47.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 74
+48%
|
50−55
−48%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 106
+41.3%
|
75−80
−41.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55
+57.1%
|
35−40
−57.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 54
+54.3%
|
35−40
−54.3%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 45
+50%
|
30−33
−50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 69
+53.3%
|
45−50
−53.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 55
+57.1%
|
35−40
−57.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25
+56.3%
|
16−18
−56.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+47.5%
|
40−45
−47.5%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 58
+45%
|
40−45
−45%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210
+50%
|
140−150
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 46
+53.3%
|
30−33
−53.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 134
+41.1%
|
95−100
−41.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 68
+51.1%
|
45−50
−51.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 67
+48.9%
|
45−50
−48.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 80
+45.5%
|
55−60
−45.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 69
+53.3%
|
45−50
−53.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 133
+47.8%
|
90−95
−47.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 37
+54.2%
|
24−27
−54.2%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 38
+40.7%
|
27−30
−40.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40
+48.1%
|
27−30
−48.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 43
+43.3%
|
30−33
−43.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 71
+42%
|
50−55
−42%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 66
+46.7%
|
45−50
−46.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 68
+51.1%
|
45−50
−51.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39
+44.4%
|
27−30
−44.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 28
+55.6%
|
18−20
−55.6%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 59
+47.5%
|
40−45
−47.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 41
+51.9%
|
27−30
−51.9%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45
+50%
|
30−33
−50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 27
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 39
+44.4%
|
27−30
−44.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9−10
−44.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 43
+43.3%
|
30−33
−43.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 57
+42.5%
|
40−45
−42.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+56.3%
|
16−18
−56.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 48
+60%
|
30−33
−60%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45
+50%
|
30−33
−50%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+46.7%
|
30−33
−46.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+56.3%
|
16−18
−56.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 19
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40
+48.1%
|
27−30
−48.1%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 22
+57.1%
|
14−16
−57.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+50%
|
16−18
−50%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26
+44.4%
|
18−20
−44.4%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18
+50%
|
12−14
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 13
+44.4%
|
9−10
−44.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35
+45.8%
|
24−27
−45.8%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 26
+44.4%
|
18−20
−44.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 23
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
This is how P4200 Max-Q and GTX 1060 Mobile compete in popular games:
- P4200 Max-Q is 40% faster in 1080p
- P4200 Max-Q is 31% faster in 1440p
- P4200 Max-Q is 33% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 29.64 | 21.13 |
| Recency | 21 February 2018 | 18 August 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 80 Watt |
The Quadro P4200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P4200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile 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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