Tesla M6 vs Quadro P5200

Place in the ranking	171	329
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	23.29	11.95
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GP104	GM204
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	30 August 2015 (9 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 cores	2560	1536
Core clock speed	1556 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	1746 MHz	1180 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	279.4	113.3
Floating-point processing power	8.94 TFLOPS	3.625 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160	96

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 3.0 x16
Width	no data	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	230.4 GB/s	160.4 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

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 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	6.1	5.2

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 31.73
+94.8%

Tesla M6 16.29

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 12238
+94.7%

Tesla M6 6284

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	121 +102%	60−65 −102%
4K	49 +104%	24−27 −104%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55
+100%

27−30

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +108%	50−55 −108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +100%	27−30 −100%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +103%	35−40 −103%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +103%	40−45 −103%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +101%	85−90 −101%
Hitman 3	65−70 +123%	30−33 −123%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +98.6%	70−75 −98.6%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +114%	50−55 −114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +97.5%	40−45 −97.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	152 +103%	75−80 −103%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +95%	60−65 −95%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +108%	50−55 −108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +100%	27−30 −100%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +103%	35−40 −103%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +103%	40−45 −103%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +101%	85−90 −101%
Hitman 3	65−70 +123%	30−33 −123%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +98.6%	70−75 −98.6%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +114%	50−55 −114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +97.5%	40−45 −97.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +104%	55−60 −104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +123%	30−33 −123%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +95%	60−65 −95%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +100%	27−30 −100%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +103%	35−40 −103%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +101%	85−90 −101%
Hitman 3	65−70 +123%	30−33 −123%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +98.6%	70−75 −98.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +104%	55−60 −104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 +117%	30−33 −117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +95%	60−65 −95%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
+97.5%

40−45

−97.5%

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 +106%	16−18 −106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +106%	18−20 −106%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +106%	18−20 −106%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +103%	90−95 −103%
Hitman 3	40−45 +122%	18−20 −122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +123%	30−33 −123%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +103%	30−33 −103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +111%	35−40 −111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +97.6%	85−90 −97.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+100%

27−30

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%
Hitman 3	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +96.3%	80−85 −96.3%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +117%	18−20 −117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +119%	21−24 −119%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +110%	21−24 −110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+100%

14−16

−100%

This is how Quadro P5200 and Tesla M6 compete in popular games:

Quadro P5200 is 102% faster in 1080p
Quadro P5200 is 104% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	31.73	16.29
Recency	21 February 2018	30 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm

Quadro P5200 has a 94.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P5200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M6 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 is a mobile workstation card while Tesla M6 is a workstation one.

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