Quadro P2200 vs GeForce GTX 870M

Place in the ranking	487	234
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.20	22.32
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GK104	GP106
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	10 June 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1344	1280
Core clock speed	941 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	967 MHz	1493 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.3	119.4
Floating-point processing power	2.599 TFLOPS	3.822 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	40
TMUs	112	80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	201 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	5 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1251 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	200.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	4x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 870M 9.01

Quadro P2200 24.32
+170%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 870M 3462

Quadro P2200 9350
+170%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 870M 12737

Quadro P2200 32449
+155%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 870M 11207

Quadro P2200 31127
+178%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GTX 870M 9499

Quadro P2200 29989
+216%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	45 −167%	120−130 +167%
4K	20 −150%	50−55 +150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Elden Ring	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −159%	75−80 +159%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −164%	95−100 +164%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
Valorant	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −159%	75−80 +159%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Dota 2	24 −150%	60−65 +150%
Elden Ring	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −163%	100−105 +163%
Fortnite	50−55 −164%	140−150 +164%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −164%	95−100 +164%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 −164%	95−100 +164%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −168%	190−200 +168%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −158%	80−85 +158%
Valorant	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
World of Tanks	130−140 −163%	350−400 +163%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −159%	75−80 +159%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Dota 2	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −163%	100−105 +163%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −164%	95−100 +164%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −168%	190−200 +168%
Valorant	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Elden Ring	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −150%	110−120 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
World of Tanks	65−70 −162%	170−180 +162%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Valorant	21−24 −161%	60−65 +161%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Dota 2	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Elden Ring	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −169%	70−75 +169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Dota 2	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Fortnite	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Valorant	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%

This is how GTX 870M and Quadro P2200 compete in popular games:

Quadro P2200 is 167% faster in 1080p
Quadro P2200 is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.01	24.32
Recency	12 March 2014	10 June 2019
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	5 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt

Quadro P2200 has a 169.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 66.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P2200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 870M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook card while Quadro P2200 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.