GeForce GTX 280 vs Quadro P2000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 Max-Q with GeForce GTX 280, including specs and performance data.

P2000 Max-Q
2017
4 GB GDDR5
13.66
+305%

P2000 Max-Q outperforms GTX 280 by a whopping 305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking377732
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.11
Power efficiencyno data0.99
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGP107GLGT200
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date5 July 2017 (7 years ago)16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores768240
Core clock speed1215 MHz602 MHz
Boost clock speed1468 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data236 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data48.16
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6221 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz1107 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data141.7 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 Connectorsno dataHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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.

P2000 Max-Q 13.66
+305%
GTX 280 3.37

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.

P2000 Max-Q 5270
+306%
GTX 280 1299

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 HD47
+370%
10−12
−370%
4K21
+320%
5−6
−320%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data64.90
4Kno data129.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+322%
9−10
−322%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+329%
21−24
−329%
Hitman 3 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+344%
16−18
−344%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+322%
9−10
−322%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
+350%
16−18
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+317%
18−20
−317%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+322%
9−10
−322%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+329%
21−24
−329%
Hitman 3 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+344%
16−18
−344%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+322%
9−10
−322%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+319%
21−24
−319%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+317%
18−20
−317%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+329%
21−24
−329%
Hitman 3 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+344%
16−18
−344%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+317%
6−7
−317%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+317%
18−20
−317%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+322%
9−10
−322%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+338%
16−18
−338%
Hitman 3 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+310%
21−24
−310%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Hitman 3 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+325%
16−18
−325%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+500%
2−3
−500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%

This is how P2000 Max-Q and GTX 280 compete in popular games:

  • P2000 Max-Q is 370% faster in 1080p
  • P2000 Max-Q is 320% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.66 3.37
Recency 5 July 2017 16 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm

P2000 Max-Q has a 305.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P2000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 280 is a desktop one.


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