GeForce GTX 860M vs Quadro P5200 Max Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M and Quadro P5200 Max Q, 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 860M stacks up against Quadro P5200 Max Q, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 860M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Quadro P5200 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro P5200 Max Q has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q has 12 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P5200 Max Q - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P5200 Max Q - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 519 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P5200 Max Q - by 16 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 30−35
QHD / 1440p 5−6 27−30
4K / 2160p 4−5 14−16
low / 720p 30−35 75−80
medium / 1080p 21−24 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 193% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Quadro P5200 Max Q
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N15P-GX GP104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 21 February 2018
Pipelines 640 2560
Core clock speed 797 MHz 1316 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz 1569 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 251.0
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7216 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 230.9 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 1152 or 640
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
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