Quadro P3200 vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

In this comparison between Quadro P3200 and Radeon HD 6850 X2 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 P3200 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6850 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 6850 X2

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

  Quadro P3200 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6084 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro P3200 has 6082 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
  • Quadro P3200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P3200 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 92 MHz higher, than Quadro P3200.
  • Quadro P3200 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P3200 is 2808 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 12−14
ultra / 1080p 24−27 7−8
QHD / 1440p 20−22 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 65−70 27−30
medium / 1080p 45−50 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P3200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 207% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

Full Specs

  Quadro P3200 Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture Pascal TeraScale 2
Code name N18E-Q1 Barts
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 27 February 2017 19 September 2011
Pipelines 1792 960
Core clock speed 708 - 1202 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1228 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40
Floating-point performance 2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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