GeForce 6800 XT vs Quadro P5200 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	167	1310
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.36	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GP104	NV42
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	30 September 2005 (19 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	2560	no data
Core clock speed	1316 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	1569 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	202 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	251.0	5.400
Floating-point processing power	8.033 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	8
TMUs	160	12

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).

Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x Molex

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1804 MHz	600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	230.9 GB/s	38.4 GB/s

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

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.4	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
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.

P5200 Max-Q 32.62
+10094%

6800 XT 0.32

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.

P5200 Max-Q 12568
+10118%

6800 XT 123

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.62	0.32
Recency	21 February 2018	30 September 2005
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	110 nm

P5200 Max-Q has a 10093.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P5200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 6800 XT is a desktop one.

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