Quadro P3200 vs Radeon R5 M420

Place in the ranking	1039	250
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	20.98
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Jet	GP104
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	21 February 2018 (6 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	320	1792
Core clock speed	780 MHz	1328 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	1543 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.00	172.8
Floating-point processing power	0.544 TFLOPS	5.53 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	20	112

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	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1753 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	168.3 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

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
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.

R5 M420 1.27

Quadro P3200 22.86
+1700%

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.

R5 M420 489

Quadro P3200 8790
+1698%

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	4−5 −2025%	85 +2025%
4K	1−2 −2700%	28 +2700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −367%	40−45 +367%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%
Elden Ring	0−1	70−75

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −7000%	70−75 +7000%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −367%	40−45 +367%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1125%	95−100 +1125%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −750%	50−55 +750%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −7000%	70−75 +7000%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −367%	40−45 +367%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%
Dota 2	1−2 −3900%	40 +3900%
Elden Ring	0−1	70−75
Far Cry 5	10−11 −630%	73 +630%
Fortnite	5−6 −2240%	110−120 +2240%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1125%	95−100 +1125%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −7800%	75−80 +7800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −957%	140−150 +957%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −750%	50−55 +750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −943%	70−75 +943%
World of Tanks	27−30 −819%	240−250 +819%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −7000%	70−75 +7000%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −367%	40−45 +367%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%
Dota 2	1−2 −11100%	112 +11100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −630%	70−75 +630%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1125%	95−100 +1125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −957%	140−150 +957%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2075%	170−180 +2075%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	21−24
World of Tanks	7−8 −2086%	150−160 +2086%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −111%	18−20 +111%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −850%	18−20 +850%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1500%	30−35 +1500%
Valorant	6−7 −917%	60−65 +917%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Elden Ring	0−1	18−20
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −160%	35−40 +160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −2200%	65−70 +2200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	14−16
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −160%	35−40 +160%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Dota 2	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Far Cry 5	0−1	30−33
Valorant	1−2 −2800%	27−30 +2800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Elden Ring	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Fortnite	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

This is how R5 M420 and Quadro P3200 compete in popular games:

Quadro P3200 is 2025% faster in 1080p
Quadro P3200 is 2700% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P3200 is 11100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro P3200 is ahead in 41 test (72%)
there's a draw in 16 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.27	22.86
Recency	15 May 2016	21 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm

Quadro P3200 has a 1700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P3200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 M420 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro P3200 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.