GeForce GTX 850A vs Quadro P400

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro P400 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 850A will be the best choice, for others Quadro P400 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GTX 850A

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Quadro P400
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 850A has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro P400.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro P400 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P400 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P400 is 326 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 850A.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P400 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P400 is 2208 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 7−8
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 18−20
medium / 1080p 3−4 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P400 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Quadro P400
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM107 GP107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 17 March 2014 7 February 2017
Pipelines 640 256
Core clock speed 902 MHz 1228 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz 1252 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44 20.03
Floating-point performance 1,198 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 32.06 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0 6.1
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