GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs Quadro P400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P400 with GeForce RTX 2060 Super, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P400
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
4.09

RTX 2060 Super outperforms P400 by a whopping 902% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking68590
Place by popularitynot in top-10015
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.3846.42
Power efficiency9.8316.89
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP107TU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 February 2017 (7 years ago)9 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119.99 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Super has 1850% better value for money than Quadro P400.

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 cores2562176
Core clock speed1228 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speed1252 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate20.03224.4
Floating-point processing power0.641 TFLOPS7.181 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs16136
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1002 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth32.06 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors3x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.17.5

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.

Quadro P400 4.09
RTX 2060 Super 40.98
+902%

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.

Quadro P400 1649
RTX 2060 Super 16505
+901%

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.

Quadro P400 5628
RTX 2060 Super 87498
+1455%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro P400 5149
RTX 2060 Super 84922
+1549%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro P400 5691
RTX 2060 Super 95114
+1571%

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 HD10−12
−1080%
118
+1080%
1440p6−7
−1033%
68
+1033%
4K4−5
−975%
43
+975%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.00
−255%
3.38
+255%
1440p20.00
−241%
5.87
+241%
4K30.00
−223%
9.28
+223%
  • RTX 2060 Super has 255% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super has 241% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super has 223% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 73
+0%
73
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 228
+0%
228
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Metro Exodus 127
+0%
127
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+0%
122
+0%
Valorant 202
+0%
202
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 122
+0%
122
+0%
Fortnite 149
+0%
149
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 184
+0%
184
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 241
+0%
241
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 105
+0%
105
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 82
+0%
82
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Dota 2 185
+0%
185
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 156
+0%
156
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 127
+0%
127
+0%
Valorant 180
+0%
180
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 86
+0%
86
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+0%
38
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+0%
38
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+0%
114
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 114
+0%
114
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 138
+0%
138
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
+0%
83
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Dota 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65
+0%
65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Valorant 59
+0%
59
+0%

This is how Quadro P400 and RTX 2060 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Super is 1080% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 1033% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 975% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.09 40.98
Recency 7 February 2017 9 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 175 Watt

Quadro P400 has 483.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Super, on the other hand, has a 902% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P400 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a desktop one.


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