GeForce GTX 680 vs Quadro P500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680 and Quadro P500, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 680 stacks up against Quadro P500, check out specs charts below.

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 680 Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 680 has 550% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 680 has 2046 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 449 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680.
  • GeForce GTX 680 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 988 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680 Quadro P500
Architecture Kepler Pascal
Code name GK104 GP108
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 14 November 2017
Pipelines 1536 256
Core clock speed 1006 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1058 MHz 1519 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec 21.25
Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 10.0" (25.4 cm)
Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.0.1
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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