GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro P5200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P5200 with GeForce GTX 960, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P5200
2018
16 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
31.50
+99.4%

P5200 outperforms GTX 960 by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking176342
Place by popularitynot in top-10055
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.10
Power efficiency21.599.02
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP104GM206
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)22 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25601024
Core clock speed1556 MHz1127 MHz
Boost clock speed1746 MHz1178 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate279.475.39
Floating-point processing power8.94 TFLOPS2.413 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16064

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data400 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth230.4 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 outputsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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-+
Optimus+-

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
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131+
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.

Quadro P5200 31.50
+99.4%
GTX 960 15.80

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.

Quadro P5200 12135
+99.4%
GTX 960 6085

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.

Quadro P5200 25100
+133%
GTX 960 10768

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.

Quadro P5200 65844
+114%
GTX 960 30751

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.

Quadro P5200 18467
+133%
GTX 960 7916

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.

Quadro P5200 106328
+113%
GTX 960 49918

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro P5200 44199
+137%
GTX 960 18680

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro P5200 45615
+124%
GTX 960 20403

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro P5200 45689
+157%
GTX 960 17784

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 HD112
+80.6%
62
−80.6%
4K38
+35.7%
28
−35.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.21
4Kno data7.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+91.7%
35−40
−91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+112%
24−27
−112%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+104%
50−55
−104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+91.9%
35−40
−91.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+88.4%
40−45
−88.4%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+69.3%
100−110
−69.3%
Hitman 3 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+75.9%
75−80
−75.9%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+98.1%
50−55
−98.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+83.7%
40−45
−83.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 152
+198%
50−55
−198%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+46.3%
80−85
−46.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+91.7%
35−40
−91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+112%
24−27
−112%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+104%
50−55
−104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+91.9%
35−40
−91.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+88.4%
40−45
−88.4%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+69.3%
100−110
−69.3%
Hitman 3 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+75.9%
75−80
−75.9%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+98.1%
50−55
−98.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+83.7%
40−45
−83.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+120%
50−55
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−95.5%
131
+95.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+46.3%
80−85
−46.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+91.7%
35−40
−91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+112%
24−27
−112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+91.9%
35−40
−91.9%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+69.3%
100−110
−69.3%
Hitman 3 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+75.9%
75−80
−75.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+120%
50−55
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
+132%
28
−132%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+46.3%
80−85
−46.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+83.7%
40−45
−83.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+118%
16−18
−118%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+120%
80−85
−120%
Hitman 3 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+109%
30−35
−109%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+118%
27−30
−118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+155%
27−30
−155%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
+75%
95−100
−75%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Hitman 3 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+98.7%
75−80
−98.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+207%
14−16
−207%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+110%
21−24
−110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+163%
16−18
−163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%

This is how Quadro P5200 and GTX 960 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P5200 is 81% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P5200 is 36% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P5200 is 207% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960 is 96% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P5200 is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • GTX 960 is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.50 15.80
Recency 21 February 2018 22 January 2015
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt

Quadro P5200 has a 99.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P5200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop one.


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