GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile vs Quadro P5200 Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P5200 Max-Q with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

P5200 Max-Q
2018
16 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
32.48
+179%

P5200 Max-Q outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking165410
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Power efficiency23.3911.19
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP104GP107B
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)3 January 2017 (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 cores2560640
CUDA coresno data640
Core clock speed1316 MHz1354 MHz
Boost clock speed1569 MHz1493 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate251.059.72
Floating-point processing power8.033 TFLOPS1.911 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16040

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4000 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 MHz7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth230.9 GB/s112 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
Anselno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1+

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:

900p200−210
+174%
73
−174%
Full HD120−130
+161%
46
−161%
1440p65−70
+171%
24
−171%
4K40−45
+167%
15
−167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+0%
37
+0%
Battlefield 5 51
+0%
51
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+0%
55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+0%
33
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+0%
30
+0%
Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+0%
14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+0%
29
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+0%
13
+0%
Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+0%
8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7
+0%
Battlefield 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+0%
11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+0%
15
+0%

This is how P5200 Max-Q and GTX 1050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • P5200 Max-Q is 174% faster in 900p
  • P5200 Max-Q is 161% faster in 1080p
  • P5200 Max-Q is 171% faster in 1440p
  • P5200 Max-Q is 167% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.48 11.65
Recency 21 February 2018 3 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4000 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt

P5200 Max-Q has a 178.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 309.6% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P5200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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NVIDIA Quadro P5200 Max-Q
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