GeForce RTX 5080 vs Quadro P5200

Place in the ranking	181	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	36.63
Power efficiency	21.57	16.27
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GP104	GB203
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	2560	10752
Core clock speed	1556 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1746 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	279.4	879.3
Floating-point processing power	8.94 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	128
TMUs	160	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	230.4 GB/s	960.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	6.1	10.1

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 31.34

RTX 5080 85.08
+171%

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 12045

RTX 5080 32698
+171%

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	114 −163%	300−350 +163%
4K	46 −161%	120−130 +161%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.33
4K	no data	8.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +578%	9−10 −578%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −162%	170−180 +162%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 −164%	240−250 +164%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +578%	9−10 −578%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −162%	170−180 +162%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −143%	350−400 +143%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 −168%	220−230 +168%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −166%	210−220 +166%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +2067%	3−4 −2067%
Valorant	120−130 −140%	300−310 +140%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 −164%	240−250 +164%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +578%	9−10 −578%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −162%	170−180 +162%
Dota 2	100−110 −169%	280−290 +169%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +1640%	5−6 −1640%
Fortnite	140−150 −138%	350−400 +138%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −143%	350−400 +143%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 −168%	220−230 +168%
Grand Theft Auto V	100−110 −162%	270−280 +162%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −166%	210−220 +166%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	216 +5300%	4−5 −5300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +2067%	3−4 −2067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +2550%	4−5 −2550%
Valorant	120−130 −140%	300−310 +140%
World of Tanks	270−280 +3338%	8−9 −3338%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 −164%	240−250 +164%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +578%	9−10 −578%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −162%	170−180 +162%
Dota 2	100−110 −169%	280−290 +169%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +1640%	5−6 −1640%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −143%	350−400 +143%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 −168%	220−230 +168%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	84 +2000%	4−5 −2000%
Valorant	120−130 −140%	300−310 +140%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 −168%	150−160 +168%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −157%	450−500 +157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −167%	80−85 +167%
World of Tanks	200−210 −148%	500−550 +148%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −162%	160−170 +162%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −159%	75−80 +159%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +2350%	4−5 −2350%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −164%	230−240 +164%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −155%	130−140 +155%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −171%	190−200 +171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −160%	130−140 +160%
Valorant	90−95 +2150%	4−5 −2150%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Dota 2	55−60 +280%	14−16 −280%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 −163%	150−160 +163%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	93 −169%	250−260 +169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −150%	50−55 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −163%	150−160 +163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −171%	95−100 +171%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Dota 2	55−60 −163%	150−160 +163%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −156%	110−120 +156%
Fortnite	40−45 −168%	110−120 +168%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −160%	130−140 +160%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%
Valorant	45−50	0−1

This is how Quadro P5200 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 163% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 161% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P5200 is 5300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Quadro P5200 surpassed RTX 5080 in all 17 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	31.34	85.08
Recency	21 February 2018	30 January 2025
Chip lithography	16 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	360 Watt

Quadro P5200 has 260% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 171.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P5200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.