Nvidia has recently launched its complete range of Pascal series Quadro workstation graphics cards for professionals. Earlier Nvidia had only two Pascal based Quadro Graphics Cards which are Quadro P6000 and Quadro P5000. These were high-end or top of line Pascal Quadro Graphics Cards but now Nvidia has completed its Pascal based Quadro graphics cards lineup by releasing the complete range of Pascal Workstation Graphics Cards. It includes budget, mid-range and high-end Quadro workstation graphics cards based on the Pascal GPU architecture. Now Nvidia has a total of 8 Quadro graphics cards having Pascal architecture.
The latest Pascal Quadro series graphics cards from Nvidia are Quadro P400, Quadro P600, Quadro P1000, Quadro P2000, Quadro P4000, and Quadro GP100. Quadro GP100 is the top-of-the-line workstation graphics card that is VR Ready and comes with a huge amount of processing power. Quadro P4000 is a powerful mid-range workstation graphics card that is also VR Ready. Others are budget and mid-range graphics cards and they also offer great performance at an affordable price tag. All these Pascal series Quadro graphics cards support NVIDIA CUDA 8 compute platform which enables developers to access powerful new Pascal features in developer tools, performance enhancements, and new libraries including nvGraph.
These latest Pascal Quadro Graphics Cards are great for CAD, CAE, SOLIDWORKS, and other graphics-intensive and professional applications or software. Here in this post, I am going to provide you the details about these Pascal series Quadro Graphics Cards with their specifications.
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Latest Nvidia Pascal Workstation Graphics Cards
Here are the latest Nvidia Workstation Graphics Cards based on the Pascal GPU architecture with their major specifications.
Quadro P400
This is the entry-level Quadro graphics card based on the Pascal architecture. It is a low profile graphics card and is actively cooled by Heatsink & Fan (HSF). Quadro P400 comes with 256 CUDA Cores and 2GB GDDR5 memory. It has got single slot design and can fit in slim and mini-ITX cases. This card is good for basic and simple CAD models, video editing, and photo editing.
| Quadro P400 Specifications | |
| CUDA Cores | 256 |
| GPU Architecture | Pascal |
| Memory | 2 GB GDDR5 |
| FP32 Performance | .641 TFLOPS |
| Max. Power Consumption | 30W |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Output Ports | Mini-DisplayPort x 3 |
Quadro P600
Quadro P600 is also a budget workstation graphics card that is more powerful than Quadro P400. It is also a single slot low profile graphics card that comes with 384 CUDA Cores and 2GB GDDR5 memory. The performance of this card is roughly double of P400. This card is suitable for Autocad, Revit, Inventor, and working with photo editing and video editing applications like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, etc.
| Quadro P600 Specifications | |
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| GPU Architecture | Pascal |
| Memory | 2 GB GDDR5 |
| FP32 Performance | 1.195 TFLOPS |
| Max. Power Consumption | 40W |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Output Ports | mDP x 4 |
Quadro P1000
This is a budget mid-range level workstation graphics card and is considerably powerful than Quadro P400 and P600. It is a low-profile card and occupies only a single slot on your motherboard. Quadro P1000 comes with 640 CUDA Cores and 4GB GDDR5 memory. It can run Autocad, Solidworks, PACS, and other graphics applications very well.
| Quadro P1000 Specifications | |
| CUDA Cores | 640 |
| GPU Architecture | Pascal |
| Memory | 4GB GDDR5 |
| FP32 Performance | 1.894 TFLOPS |
| Max. Power Consumption | 47W |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Output Ports | Mini DisplayPort x 4 |
Quadro P2000
Quadro P2000 is a mid-range workstation graphics card based on the latest Pascal GPU architecture. It is considerably faster than Quadro P1000 and comes with 1024 CUDA Cores and 5GB GDDR5 memory. It is a full-sized card but occupies only a single slot on your motherboard. On this card, you can run CAD / CAE applications, SOLIDWORKS, NX, Creo, Catia, PACS and other graphics software smoothly.
| Quadro P2000 Specifications | |
| CUDA Cores | 1024 |
| GPU Architecture | Pascal |
| Memory | 5 GB GDDR5 |
| FP32 Performance | 3.0 TFLOPS |
| Max. Power Consumption | 75W |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Output Ports | 4 x DisplayPort |
Quadro P4000
Quadro P4000 is the fastest mid-range workstation graphics card in the Nvidia Quadro series lineup. This is a very powerful workstation graphics card and comes with 1792 CUDA Cores and 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM or Video Memory.
It is a full-length graphics card and has got dual-slot design. The card is VR Ready which means you can use this card for creating and testing VR Content or Applications. This card can run CAD and CAE applications like a charm to create large and complex CAD models & various other advanced 3D effects.
| Quadro P4000 Specifications | |
| CUDA Cores | 1792 |
| GPU Architecture | Pascal |
| Memory | 8 GB GDDR5 |
| FP32 Performance | 5.3 TFLOPS |
| Max. Power Consumption | 105W |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Output Ports | 4 x DisplayPort, Optional Stereo x 1 |
Quadro GP100
Quadro GP100 is one of the most powerful workstation graphics cards based on the Pascal GPU architecture. It is a monstrous graphics card that comes with 3584 CUDA Cores and 16 GB HBM2 memory. It is the first Nvidia graphics card to have HBM2 or High Bandwidth Memory 2.
The card has got dual slot design and is cooled by a single fan and heatsink. This card finds its use in the most demanding rendering and GPGPU compute applications. Quadro GP100 is a VR Ready Card and you can increase the performance to 2X level by using two Quadro GP100 cards connected using the NVLINK Bridge and sharing data at an 80GB/s channel. This card will be available from March 2017 onwards with a price tag of around 5000 dollars.
| Quadro GP100 Specifications | |
| CUDA Cores | 3584 |
| GPU Architecture | Pascal |
| Memory | 16 GB HBM2 |
| FP32 Performance | 10.3 TFLOPS |
| Max. Power Consumption | 235W |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Output Ports | 4 x DP, DVI, Optional Stereo |
See also: Workstation vs Gaming Graphics Cards Comparison
Final Words
These Pascal based Quadro Graphics cards surely will offer better performance and features over the older Maxwell and Kepler based Quadro cards. If you have any doubts or queries regarding graphics cards then you can ask me by leaving a comment below.
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Very nice explanation about each one im actually testing the p600 for adobe suite lets see how it works, thank you very much.
I want gpu for autodesk 3ds max view port performance. I’m using CPU(Vray Next) Based render, not GPU. Can you suggest me for autodesk 3ds max view port performance which will be best GTX Or Quadro ??
I have two option for tight budget
Quadro p600 or gtx 1650
Go with the GTX 1650 and use Creator Ready Driver with it.
Can you explain a little bit between two card regrading 3ds max view port performance ? i mean why gtx 1650 is better than quadro p600 in autodesk 3ds max view port performance..
GTX 1650 is a newer and much better card compared to P600. It comes with 896 CUDA Cores while the Quadro P600 has only 384 CUDA Cores. Also, memory bandwidth of GTX 1650 is double of P600. Technically, it offers 2X performance over P600. The only thing that lies in the favor of Quadro P600 is that it is a workstation card with better optimized drivers, but with the launch of recent Creator Ready Drivers (CRD) from Nvidia, GeForce cards stability has improved quite a lot in workstation tasks. So, overall GTX 1650 is a better choice to me.
Update: Currently, GTX 1650 does not support Creator Ready Drivers, so I think you should opt for GTX 1660 instead.
I am looking to buy a computer for final year architecture and some of the most used softwares are: Autocad, Revit, Sketchup, Lumion, Vray, etc. Can you help me choose between quadro p2000 and rtx 2060?
P.S.-I want to go for amd ryzen 7 3rd gen CPU.
P.P.S- I am not looking to build a gaming PC, but Lumion which is a rendering software is based on a gaming engine.
I suggest you to go for the RTX 2060 and use creator ready driver with it.
Thank you for your reply Akshat. Also, I am not sure about how these softwares will use the multiple cores which is where ryzen 7 is better than i7. My workflow is 2d drafting, 3d modelling and rendering- both static scene (vray) and real-time (lumion). Can you please review my choice of cpu too?
Ryzen 7 3700X is far better for productivity and workstation tasks compared to Core i7. Also, the single core performance of the new Ryzen 7 3700X is at par with Core i7 9700K. So, your choice of CPU is great.
Thank you for the detailed information.
I am looking to buy a PC with a decent spec for Civil Engineering. I will be mainly working on AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit and BIM. I am currently looking at R7 3700x, Quadro P2200, 16GB Memory. It will always help to lower the cost, though. Do you think it would be possible to replace Quadro P2200 with cheaper GTX products with similar performance?
How much is your budget for the card?
I would like to keep my card budget range from $200-$300
I would suggest GTX 1660 SUPER with Nvidia Studio Drivers installed. Here are some of the best GTX 1660 SUPER cards https://graphicscardhub.com/best-gtx-1660-super/
Thank you! One more question just to have a solid grip on this matter… Would that spec okay for some 3D work in Civil 3D and BIM (some rendering)
Yes, Ryzen 7 3700X is a very capable processor and the GTX 1660 SUPER is also enough for your work.