Quadro P5200 Max Q vs Radeon R9 M390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P5200 Max Q and Radeon R9 M390X, 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 R9 M390X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390X 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 R9 M390X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P5200 Max Q Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q has 12 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P5200 Max Q is 593 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Quadro P5200 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 21−24
ultra / 1080p 30−35 12−14
QHD / 1440p 27−30 8−9
4K / 2160p 14−16 5−6
low / 720p 75−80 40−45
medium / 1080p 60−65 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P5200 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Radeon R9 M390X.

Full Specs

  Quadro P5200 Max Q Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Pascal GCN 3
Code name GP104 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 21 February 2018 9 June 2015
Pipelines 2560 2048
Core clock speed 1316 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1569 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 251.0 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7216 MHz
Memory bandwidth 230.9 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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