Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Quadro P3200

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book stacks up against Quadro P3200, check out specs charts below.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Quadro P3200 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Quadro P3200 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book or Quadro P3200 here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Quadro P3200
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6084 MB
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  • Quadro P3200 has 6083 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is used in Laptops, and Quadro P3200 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P3200 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 246 MHz higher, than Quadro P3200.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P3200 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P3200 is 1996 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 40−45
ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 20−22 65−70
medium / 1080p 10−12 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P3200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 309% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Quadro P3200
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name Surface Book N18E-Q1
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 27 February 2017
Pipelines 384 1792
Core clock speed 954 MHz 708 - 1202 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 1228 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7008 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
CUDA +
Laptop size large
Optimus + +
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