GeForce GTX 960M vs Quadro P5200 Max Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M stacks up against Quadro P5200 Max Q, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Quadro P5200 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 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 960M.
  • 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 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P5200 Max Q - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P5200 Max Q - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 220 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P5200 Max Q - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 4716 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 27−30
4K / 2160p 4−5 14−16
low / 720p 35−40 75−80
medium / 1080p 21−24 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 175% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Quadro P5200 Max Q
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16P-GX GP104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 21 February 2018
Pipelines 640 2560
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 1316 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1569 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 251.0
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 7216 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 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 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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