GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q vs Quadro P5200 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	165	132
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.49	31.05
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GP104	TU104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 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	3072
Core clock speed	1316 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1569 MHz	1080 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	251.0	207.4
Floating-point processing power	8.033 TFLOPS	6.636 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	160	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1804 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	230.9 GB/s	352.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.140
CUDA	6.1	7.5

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.

P5200 Max-Q 32.47

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 35.87
+10.5%

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 12530

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 13842
+10.5%

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 HD	95−100 −11.6%	106 +11.6%
1440p	65−70 −15.4%	75 +15.4%
4K	40−45 −17.5%	47 +17.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 +0%	90 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	96 +0%	96 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	119 +0%	119 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	152 +0%	152 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	195 +0%	195 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +0%	100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	88 +0%	88 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	100 +0%	100 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	109 +0%	109 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	156 +0%	156 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 +0%	56 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	66 +0%	66 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	72 +0%	72 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +0%	118 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 +0%	88 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	74 +0%	74 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +0%	53 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	51 +0%	51 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	56 +0%	56 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	89 +0%	89 +0%
Metro Exodus	75 +0%	75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +0%	41 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	65 +0%	65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +0%	54 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 +0%	32 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 +0%	30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	32 +0%	32 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how P5200 Max-Q and RTX 2080 Super Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 12% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 15% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 18% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.47	35.87
Recency	21 February 2018	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	80 Watt

P5200 Max-Q has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 10.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P5200 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 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.