Quadro P5200 Max Q vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P5200 Max Q and Radeon HD 7970, 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 Quadro P5200 Max Q stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

Quadro P5200 Max Q

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Main Specs

	Quadro P5200 Max Q	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro P5200 Max Q.
Quadro P5200 Max Q is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro P5200 Max Q has 13 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro P5200 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Quadro P5200 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 5841 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	50−55	35−40
ultra / 1080p	30−35	21−24
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	14−16	10−11
low / 720p	75−80	60−65
medium / 1080p	60−65	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p	75−80	55−60
ultra / 1080p	70−75	45−50
QHD / 1440p	55−60	35−40
4K / 2160p	27−30	18−20
low / 720p	130−140	100−110
medium / 1080p	90−95	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Battlefield 5 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro P5200 Max Q.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	230−240	220−230
ultra / 1080p	−	180−190
QHD / 1440p	150−160	110−120
4K / 2160p	100−110	70−75
high / 768p	220−230	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
medium / 1080p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p	65−70	45−50
ultra / 1080p	60−65	40−45
QHD / 1440p	40−45	27−30
4K / 2160p	21−24	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	65−70	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Far Cry 5 is 41% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p	90−95	60−65
ultra / 1080p	70−75	45−50
QHD / 1440p	45−50	27−30
4K / 2160p	21−24	27−30
low / 720p	220−230	180−190
medium / 1080p	140−150	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Fortnite is 29% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p	85−90	60−65
ultra / 1080p	65−70	45−50
QHD / 1440p	50−55	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−35	24−27
low / 720p	130−140	100−110
medium / 1080p	90−95	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Forza Horizon 4 is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p	160−170	140−150
medium / 768p	150−160	120−130
high / 1080p	95−100	70−75
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−35
QHD / 1440p	40−45	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 27% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p	35−40	24−27
ultra / 1080p	30−35	20−22
QHD / 1440p	24−27	16−18
4K / 2160p	14−16	8−9
low / 720p	95−100	65−70
medium / 1080p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Metro Exodus is 53% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p	120−130	130−140
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Quadro P5200 Max Q.
high / 1080p	75−80	−
ultra / 1080p	55−60	14−16
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	120−130	100−110
medium / 1080p	85−90	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 95% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p	35−40	24−27
ultra / 1080p	24−27	16−18
QHD / 1440p	16−18	10−11
4K / 2160p	10−12	7−8
low / 720p	95−100	65−70
medium / 1080p	55−60	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 51% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p	180−190	130−140
medium / 768p	120−130	85−90
high / 1080p	70−75	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	24−27
4K / 2160p	24−27	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p	120−130	90−95
medium / 768p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	65−70	50−55
high / 768p	−	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in World of Tanks is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7970.

Full Specs

	Quadro P5200 Max Q	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Pascal	GCN
Code name	GP104	Tahiti XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	21 February 2018	22 December 2011
Pipelines	2560	2048
Core clock speed	1316 MHz
Boost Clock	1569 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	7,200 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	251.0	118.4
Floating-point performance		3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	7216 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	230.9 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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Quadro P5200 Max Q vs Radeon HD 7970

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