Quadro P5200 Max Q vs Radeon RX 580

In this comparison between Quadro P5200 Max Q and Radeon RX 580 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 580 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Quadro P5200 Max Q

Main Specs

  Quadro P5200 Max Q Radeon RX 580
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 185 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 580 has 85% more power consumption, than Quadro P5200 Max Q.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 580 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q has 8 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 580.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 580 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 59 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 580.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 580 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 580 is 784 MHz higher, than Quadro P5200 Max Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 45−50
ultra / 1080p 30−35 30−33
QHD / 1440p 27−30 24−27
4K / 2160p 14−16 12−14
low / 720p 75−80 70−75
medium / 1080p 60−65 50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Radeon RX 580.

Full Specs

  Quadro P5200 Max Q Radeon RX 580
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name GP104 Polaris 20
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 21 February 2018 18 April 2017
Pipelines 2560 2304
Core clock speed 1316 MHz 1257 MHz
Boost Clock 1569 MHz 1340 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 251.0 193.0
Floating-point performance 6,175 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7216 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 230.9 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
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
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