GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro P5200 Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P5200 Max-Q with GeForce GTX 980M, including specs and performance data.

P5200 Max-Q
2018
16 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
32.58
+70.8%

P5200 Max-Q outperforms GTX 980M by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking166288
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.6813.28
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP104GM204
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)7 October 2014 (10 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 cores25601536
Core clock speed1316 MHz1038 MHz
Boost clock speed1569 MHz1127 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate251.051.84
Floating-point processing power8.033 TFLOPS1.659 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs16096

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 dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options-+

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth230.9 GB/s160 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 outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
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
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA6.1+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

P5200 Max-Q 32.58
+70.8%
GTX 980M 19.08

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

P5200 Max-Q 12568
+70.8%
GTX 980M 7360

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:

900p290−300
+67.6%
173
−67.6%
Full HD110−120
+57.1%
70
−57.1%
1440p60−65
+66.7%
36
−66.7%
4K45−50
+66.7%
27
−66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+0%
51
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Battlefield 5 67
+0%
67
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 196
+0%
196
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
+0%
100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Battlefield 5 57
+0%
57
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 191
+0%
191
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+0%
121
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+0%
26
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+0%
47
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+0%
33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 32
+0%
32
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+0%
20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+0%
134
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 38
+0%
38
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
+0%
17
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 18
+0%
18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+0%
12
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+0%
26
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how P5200 Max-Q and GTX 980M compete in popular games:

  • P5200 Max-Q is 68% faster in 900p
  • P5200 Max-Q is 57% faster in 1080p
  • P5200 Max-Q is 67% faster in 1440p
  • P5200 Max-Q is 67% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.58 19.08
Recency 21 February 2018 7 October 2014
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm

P5200 Max-Q has a 70.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P5200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 980M is a mobile workstation one.


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