GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Quadro P500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Quadro P500. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Quadro P500. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Quadro P500 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P500 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro P500 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 300% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Quadro P500 are build with Pascal architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 51 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 2996 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 8−9
ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 18−20
medium / 1080p 27−30 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Quadro P500
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Code name GP106 GP108
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 26 December 2017 14 November 2017
Pipelines 1280 256
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz 1519 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7 21.25
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12.1
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.0.1
CUDA 6.1 6.1
Laptop size large
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