GeForce GTX 970 vs Quadro P3200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970 and Quadro P3200, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 970 stacks up against Quadro P3200, check out specs charts below.

Quadro P3200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P3200 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 P3200 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Quadro P3200
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6084 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • Quadro P3200 has 6080 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P3200 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P3200 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970 is 342 MHz higher, than Quadro P3200.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P3200 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P3200 is 7001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 40−45
ultra / 1080p 30−35 24−27
QHD / 1440p 27−30 20−22
4K / 2160p 14−16 10−12
low / 720p 75−80 65−70
medium / 1080p 60−65 45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Quadro P3200.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Quadro P3200
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM204 N18E-Q1
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 27 February 2017
Pipelines 1664 1792
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 708 - 1202 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1228 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 109 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 1664
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 478 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.51 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 22.21 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 291.61 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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