GRID K160Q vs Quadro P500

When choosing between GRID K160Q and Quadro P500, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GRID K160Q and Quadro P500.

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

  GRID K160Q Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GRID K160Q has 333% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro P500 has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
  • GRID K160Q is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 605 MHz higher, than GRID K160Q.
  • GRID K160Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 3230 MHz higher, than GRID K160Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 8−9
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 18−20
medium / 1080p 1−2 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than GRID K160Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K160Q Quadro P500
Architecture Kepler Pascal
Code name GK107 GP108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 28 June 2013 14 November 2017
Pipelines 192 256
Core clock speed 850 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 21.25
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.0.1
CUDA 3.0 6.1
Laptop size large
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