GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro P500
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 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 960 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 960
Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
3x mini-DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
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GeForce GTX 960 has 300% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 960 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 328 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 5005 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
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 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
55−60
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−33
medium / 1080p
60−65
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Battlefield 5 is 277% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
250−260
150−160
medium / 768p
220−230
120−130
ultra / 1080p
180−190
60−65
QHD / 1440p
110−120
35−40
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 113% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
120−130
85−90
medium / 768p
110−120
65−70
ultra / 1080p
100−110
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
45−50
10−11
ultra / 1080p
40−45
9−10
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Far Cry 5 is 327% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
60−65
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
65−70
medium / 1080p
110−120
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Fortnite is 229% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
30−35
2−3
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
65−70
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
140−150
55−60
medium / 768p
120−130
50−55
high / 1080p
70−75
14−16
ultra / 1080p
30−35
7−8
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Grand Theft Auto V is 181% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
24−27
5−6
ultra / 1080p
20−22
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
low / 720p
65−70
14−16
medium / 1080p
30−35
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Metro Exodus is 416% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
130−140
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
120−130
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 34% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
14−16
medium / 1080p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 233% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
130−140
30−33
medium / 768p
85−90
20−22
high / 1080p
45−50
10−12
ultra / 1080p
24−27
7−8
4K / 2160p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 313% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
high / 768p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Quadro P500.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Quadro P500
Architecture
Maxwell
Pascal
Code name
GM206
GP108
Type
Desktop
Mobile workstation
Release date
22 January 2015
14 November 2017
Pipelines
1024
256
Core clock speed
1127 MHz
1455 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
1519 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
72 billion/sec
21.25
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
679.9 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
32.1 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12.1
Shader Model
6.4
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.1.0.1
CUDA
+
6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
318 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
141.47 Sol/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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