Quadro M6000 vs Quadro P5200

In this comparison between Quadro M6000 and Quadro P5200 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 Quadro M6000 will be the best choice, for others Quadro P5200 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro P5200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P5200 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro P5200 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M6000 Quadro P5200
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M6000 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro P5200.
  • Quadro P5200 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro M6000.
  • Quadro M6000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P5200 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro M6000 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Quadro P5200 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P5200 is 328 MHz higher, than Quadro M6000.
  • Quadro M6000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P5200 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P5200 is 604 MHz higher, than Quadro M6000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 60−65 55−60
ultra / 1080p 40−45 40−45
QHD / 1440p 30−35 30−35
4K / 2160p 20−22 18−20
low / 720p 85−90 85−90
medium / 1080p 70−75 65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Quadro P5200.

Full Specs

  Quadro M6000 Quadro P5200
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Pascal
Code name GM200
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 21 March 2015 11 January 2017
Pipelines 3072 2560
Core clock speed 988 MHz 1316 MHz
Boost Clock 1114 MHz 1569 MHz
Transistor count 8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 213.9
Floating-point performance 6,844 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 7216 MHz
Memory bandwidth 317.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 768 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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