GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile vs Quadro P4200 Max-Q

Quadro P3000 Mobile Quadro P3200 Quadro P4200 Quadro P5200
VS
GTX 1050 Mobile GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q GTX 1050 Max-Q GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB GTX 1050 Ti Mobile GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q GTX 1060 Mobile GTX 1060 Max-Q 3 GB GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB GTX 1070 Mobile GTX 1070 Max-Q GTX 1070 SLI Mobile GTX 1080 Mobile GTX 1080 Max-Q GTX 1080 SLI Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4200 Max-Q with GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

P4200 Max-Q
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
29.70
+50.8%

P4200 Max-Q outperforms GTX 1060 Mobile by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

P4200 Max-Q P4200 Max-Q
GTX 1060 Mobile GTX 1060 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking191281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.15
Power efficiency20.3616.88
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP104GP106
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)15 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$237.11

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 cores23041280
Core clock speed1215 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1708 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate213.1133.6
Floating-point processing power6.82 TFLOPS4.275 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs14480

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.4 GB/s192 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)6.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA6.1+

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 HD100−110
+47.1%
68
−47.1%
1440p65−70
+47.7%
44
−47.7%
4K40−45
+42.9%
28
−42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.49
1440pno data5.39
4Kno data8.47

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Battlefield 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+0%
61
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+0%
229
+0%
Hitman 3 54
+0%
54
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+0%
119
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
+0%
137
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+0%
91
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+0%
45
+0%
Battlefield 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+0%
55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+0%
58
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210
+0%
210
+0%
Hitman 3 51
+0%
51
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 70
+0%
70
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+0%
62
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+0%
80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+0%
37
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+0%
66
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+0%
68
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+0%
28
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+0%
40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+0%
27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+0%
27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+0%
27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
+0%
48
+0%
Metro Exodus 45
+0%
45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
+0%
129
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+0%
21
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+0%
59
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+0%
18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+0%
10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+0%
13
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%

This is how P4200 Max-Q and GTX 1060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • P4200 Max-Q is 47% faster in 1080p
  • P4200 Max-Q is 48% faster in 1440p
  • P4200 Max-Q is 43% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 29.70 19.70
Recency 21 February 2018 15 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt

P4200 Max-Q has a 50.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1060 Mobile, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P4200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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

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