AMD Radeon R9 M265X vs NVIDIA Quadro P2200 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark comparison between the AMD Radeon R9 M265X and the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 is decisively one-sided. In the single shared test available — Geekbench OpenCL — the Quadro P2200 scores 32,344 against the R9 M265X's 8,851. That represents a delta of -72.6% for the AMD part, meaning the NVIDIA card is roughly 3.7 times faster in raw compute throughput. No other head-to-head tests exist in the dataset, so this one result carries the full weight of the comparison.

The Quadro P2200's advantage is not marginal; it is categorical. The 23,493-point gap between the two cards is larger than the R9 M265X's entire score. To put it in perspective, the AMD card's average benchmark score of 8,851 places it at the 44th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 at 8,863 (a -0.1% delta). The Quadro P2200, despite also sitting at the 44th percentile, achieves an average score of 8,686 across all its benchmarks — slightly lower than its Geekbench OpenCL result due to additional tests in its suite.

The Quadro P2200 also has the Geekbench Vulkan result of 31,351, which is close to its OpenCL figure, suggesting consistent cross-API performance. The R9 M265X has no Vulkan benchmark recorded. In the Passmark suite, the Quadro P2200 posts a G3D score of 9,364 and a GPU compute score of 3,921, alongside older DirectX tests: 167 in DirectX 9, 70 in DirectX 11, 45 in DirectX 10, and 33 in DirectX 12. The G2D score of 881 rounds out the picture. These numbers show a card that handles legacy APIs with decreasing efficiency as the API generation advances, but still maintains solid overall 3D performance.

Where Each One Wins

The data presents no ambiguity: the Quadro P2200 wins the only direct comparison available. The AMD Radeon R9 M265X has zero wins in head-to-head tests, while the Quadro P2200 takes one. For the AMD card, the best case is found in its nearest rival comparisons — it sits within 1.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile and the GeForce GTX 460 v2, and within 0.8% of the Radeon 550X. This tells us the R9 M265X is competitive with a specific performance tier, but that tier is far below the Quadro P2200's.

For the NVIDIA card, the nearest rivals tell a similar story from the other direction. The Quadro P2200 is within 1.5% of the Intel Arc A380, 1.1% of the AMD FirePro W5170M, and 0.7% of both the GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile and GeForce GTX 460 v2. The average benchmark score of 8,686 across nine tests suggests the Quadro P2200 delivers consistent performance regardless of workload type, from legacy DirectX 9 to modern Vulkan. The R9 M265X, with only one benchmark recorded, offers no comparable breadth of data.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural eras and design philosophies. The AMD Radeon R9 M265X uses the Venus chip built on GCN 1.0 architecture, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC with 1,500 million transistors on a 123 mm² die. The transistor density works out to 12.2 million transistors per square millimeter. The NVIDIA Quadro P2200 employs the GP106 chip on Pascal architecture, also built by TSMC but on a 16 nm process. It packs 4,400 million transistors into a 200 mm² die, achieving a density of 22.0 million per square millimeter — nearly double the AMD chip's density.

The compute resources differ substantially. The R9 M265X has 640 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The Quadro P2200 doubles these counts: 1,280 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 40 ROPs. These raw resource differences translate directly into throughput. The pixel rate for the AMD card is 10.00 GPixel/s, while the Quadro P2200 reaches 59.72 GPixel/s — roughly six times higher. Texture rate tells a similar story: 25.00 GTexel/s versus 119.4 GTexel/s, a factor of nearly 4.8.

Floating-point performance amplifies the gap further. The R9 M265X delivers 800.0 GFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the Quadro P2200 delivers 3.822 TFLOPS. That is more than a 4.7x difference. The NVIDIA card also lists an FP16 figure of 59.72 GFLOPS at a 1:64 ratio, which is a peculiar implementation detail of the Pascal generation. The AMD card has no FP16 figure listed. Neither card includes ray tracing or tensor cores.

Specification Differences

The specification sheets reveal divergent design targets. Clock speeds differ sharply: the R9 M265X runs at a 575 MHz base and 625 MHz boost, while the Quadro P2200 operates at 1000 MHz base and 1493 MHz boost. The NVIDIA card's boost clock is more than double the AMD card's base clock. Memory configurations are equally distinct. The AMD card has 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, with memory running at 1000 MHz (4 Gbps effective) for 64.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The Quadro P2200 offers 5 GB of GDDR5X on a 160-bit bus, with memory at 1251 MHz (10 Gbps effective) delivering 200.2 GB/s — more than three times the bandwidth.

Power characteristics are documented only for the NVIDIA card. The Quadro P2200 has a TDP of 75 W, requires no power connectors, and suggests a 250 W power supply. It is a single-slot card measuring 201 mm (7.9 inches) in length and 111 mm (4.4 inches) in height. The AMD card's TDP, slot width, power connectors, suggested PSU, and dimensions are all unlisted, making direct power comparisons impossible.

Display outputs differ as well: the Quadro P2200 offers 4x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the R9 M265X has no display outputs specified. API support shows generational differences. Both support OpenGL 4.6, but DirectX support diverges: the AMD card supports DirectX 12 (11_1), while the Quadro P2200 supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Vulkan support also differs, with the AMD card at version 1.2.170 and the NVIDIA card at version 1.4. Both use PCIe 3.0 x16 interfaces. The AMD card's production status is end-of-life, as is the NVIDIA card's. Release dates are far apart: the R9 M265X launched on 2014-03-20, while the Quadro P2200 arrived on 2019-06-09.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in the only shared benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro P2200 scores 32,344 in Geekbench OpenCL, compared to 8,851 for the AMD Radeon R9 M265X, a delta of -72.6% for the AMD card.

Q: How do the memory bandwidth figures compare?

A: The Quadro P2200 has 200.2 GB/s of bandwidth from 5 GB of GDDR5X on a 160-bit bus, while the R9 M265X offers 64.00 GB/s from 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus.

Q: What is the transistor count difference?

A: The Quadro P2200's GP106 chip contains 4,400 million transistors, versus 1,500 million in the R9 M265X's Venus chip. The NVIDIA die is also larger at 200 mm² versus 123 mm².

Q: Do both cards support the same DirectX version?

A: No. The R9 M265X supports DirectX 12 (11_1), while the Quadro P2200 supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The Quadro P2200 has 1,280 shading units, exactly double the 640 found in the R9 M265X. The NVIDIA card also has 80 TMUs and 40 ROPs versus 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs.

Q: Are both cards still in production?

A: No. Both the AMD Radeon R9 M265X and the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 are listed as end-of-life products. The AMD card was released on 2014-03-20, and the NVIDIA card on 2019-06-09.

The Verdict

The data supports only one conclusion: the NVIDIA Quadro P2200 is the superior GPU by every measurable metric in this comparison. Its Geekbench OpenCL score is 3.7 times higher than the R9 M265X. Its pixel rate is nearly six times higher, its texture rate nearly five times higher, and its FP32 compute more than 4.7 times higher. It has double the shading units, double the TMUs, 2.5 times the ROPs, more than double the memory capacity, and more than three times the memory bandwidth. Its boost clock of 1493 MHz dwarfs the AMD card's 625 MHz boost.

Who should pick the AMD Radeon R9 M265X? The data suggests only those constrained to legacy 2014-era mobile systems that specifically require GCN 1.0 architecture. Its single benchmark score places it in the same performance tier as the Radeon Pro WX 5100 (within 0.1%) and the Radeon 550X (within 0.8%), so it is not without peers. But there is no workload category in this dataset where the R9 M265X outperforms the Quadro P2200.

Who should pick the NVIDIA Quadro P2200? Anyone needing professional-grade compute with broad API support. Its Vulkan score of 31,351 nearly matches its OpenCL score, indicating consistent cross-platform performance. Its Passmark results show it handles legacy DirectX 9 workloads particularly well (167 in DirectX 9) while still managing modern DirectX 12 tasks (33 in DirectX 12). The 75 W TDP with no power connectors and single-slot form factor make it a practical choice for dense workstation configurations. The 5 GB GDDR5X frame buffer at 200.2 GB/s provides ample headroom for memory-intensive professional workloads. The verdict is unambiguous: the Quadro P2200 is the decisive winner in this matchup, and the R9 M265X's only consolation is that both cards occupy the same 44th percentile in the overall GPU distribution, a statistical coincidence that does little to narrow the actual performance chasm between them.