GeForce GTX 560M vs Quadro P400

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M and Quadro P400, 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 560M stacks up against Quadro P400, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 560M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 560M 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 GeForce GTX 560M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M Quadro P400
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 560M has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro P400.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro P400 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560M has 1534 GB more memory, than Quadro P400.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P400 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro P400 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P400 is 453 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro P400 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P400 is 2758 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 7−8
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 7−8 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P400 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M Quadro P400
Architecture Fermi Pascal
Code name N12E-GS GP107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 30 May 2011 7 February 2017
Pipelines 192 256
Core clock speed 775 MHz 1228 MHz
Boost Clock 1252 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 24.8 billion/sec 20.03
Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.06 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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