GeForce GTX 560 vs Quadro P2000 Max Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 and Quadro P2000 Max Q. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 560 and Quadro P2000 Max Q. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro P2000 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P2000 Max Q 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 P2000 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Quadro P2000 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • Quadro P2000 Max Q has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P2000 Max Q - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Quadro P2000 Max Q - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P2000 Max Q is 405 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro P2000 Max Q - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P2000 Max Q is 2008 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 16−18 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P2000 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than GeForce GTX 560.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Quadro P2000 Max Q
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Pascal
Code name GF114 GP107GL
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 17 May 2011 5 July 2017
Pipelines 336 768
Core clock speed 810 MHz 1215 MHz
Boost Clock 1468 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 45.36
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 80 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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