Quadro P3200 vs Radeon R9 270X

In this comparison between Quadro P3200 and Radeon R9 270X 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 R9 270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-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 R9 270X.
  • Quadro P3200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P3200 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • Quadro P3200 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 24−27
ultra / 1080p 24−27 14−16
QHD / 1440p 20−22 10−11
4K / 2160p 10−12 6−7
low / 720p 65−70 45−50
medium / 1080p 45−50 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P3200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 59% more, than Radeon R9 270X.

Full Specs

  Quadro P3200 Radeon R9 270X
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N18E-Q1 Curacao XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 27 February 2017 8 October 2013
Pipelines 1792 1280
Core clock speed 708 - 1202 MHz
Boost Clock 1228 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 84.00
Floating-point performance 2,688 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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