GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro P5200 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	167	291
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.36	13.09
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GP104	GM204
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	7 October 2014 (10 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	1536
Core clock speed	1316 MHz	1038 MHz
Boost clock speed	1569 MHz	1127 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	unknown
Texture fill rate	251.0	51.84
Floating-point processing power	8.033 TFLOPS	1.659 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160	96

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	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1804 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	230.9 GB/s	160 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	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	no data	+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	-	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	-	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	-	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	-	+
Optimus	-	+
BatteryBoost	-	+
Ansel	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
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
+70.9%

GTX 980M 19.09

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
+70.8%

GTX 980M 7357

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:

900p	290−300 +67.6%	173 −67.6%
Full HD	110−120 +57.1%	70 −57.1%
1440p	60−65 +66.7%	36 −66.7%
4K	45−50 +66.7%	27 −66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33

+0%

30−33

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +0%	51 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Battlefield 5	67 +0%	67 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	62 +0%	62 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 +0%	59 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	196 +0%	196 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	65 +0%	65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100 +0%	100 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +0%	68 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Battlefield 5	57 +0%	57 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	52 +0%	52 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 +0%	47 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	191 +0%	191 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	55 +0%	55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 +0%	121 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +0%	26 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	38 +0%	38 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +0%	47 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +0%	33 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33 +0%	33 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	32 +0%	32 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +0%	20 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +0%	134 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	38 +0%	38 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 +0%	17 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	18 +0%	18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +0%	22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +0%	12 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +0%	26 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

This is how P5200 Max-Q and GTX 980M compete in popular games:

P5200 Max-Q is 68% faster in 900p
P5200 Max-Q is 57% faster in 1080p
P5200 Max-Q is 67% faster in 1440p
P5200 Max-Q is 67% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.62	19.09
Recency	21 February 2018	7 October 2014
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm

P5200 Max-Q has a 70.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P5200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 980M 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.