Quadro P5200 Max Q vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

In this comparison between Quadro P5200 Max Q and Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 RX 550 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 550 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 Radeon RX 550 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P5200 Max Q Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro P5200 Max Q has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q has 12 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 29 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 1216 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 18−20
ultra / 1080p 30−35 10−12
QHD / 1440p 27−30 5−6
4K / 2160p 14−16 4−5
low / 720p 75−80 35−40
medium / 1080p 60−65 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 158% more, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

Full Specs

  Quadro P5200 Max Q Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name GP104 Polaris 12
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 21 February 2018 21 March 2017
Pipelines 2560 640
Core clock speed 1316 MHz 1287 MHz
Boost Clock 1569 MHz 1476 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 251.0 51.48
Floating-point performance 1,647 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7216 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 230.9 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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