Quadro P5200 Max Q vs Radeon R9 390X

In this comparison between Quadro P5200 Max Q and Radeon R9 390X 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 P5200 Max Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 390X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Quadro P5200 Max Q

Main Specs

  Quadro P5200 Max Q Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 275 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 390X has 175% more power consumption, than Quadro P5200 Max Q.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 390X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 6166 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 50−55
ultra / 1080p 30−35 30−35
QHD / 1440p 27−30 24−27
4K / 2160p 14−16 14−16
low / 720p 75−80 75−80
medium / 1080p 60−65 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2% more, than Radeon R9 390X.

Full Specs

  Quadro P5200 Max Q Radeon R9 390X
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name GP104 Grenada XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 21 February 2018 16 June 2015
Pipelines 2560 2816
Core clock speed 1316 MHz
Boost Clock 1569 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 251.0 184.8
Floating-point performance 5,914 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 7216 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 230.9 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 684 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.5 Mh/s
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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