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    Quadro P500 vs Radeon HD 5970

    When comparing Quadro P500 and Radeon HD 5970, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Quadro P500 and Radeon HD 5970 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
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    Radeon HD 5970

    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:

    Quadro P500 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro P500 Radeon HD 5970
    Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 294 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 5970 has 880% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
    • Quadro P500 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro P500 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
    • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
    • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 730 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
    • Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 1012 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 18−20 24−27
    medium / 1080p 10−11 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Quadro P500.

    Full Specs

      Quadro P500 Radeon HD 5970
    Architecture Pascal TeraScale 2
    Code name GP108 Hemlock
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 14 November 2017 18 November 2009
    Pipelines 256 1600
    Core clock speed 1455 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 1519 MHz
    Transistor count 1,800 million 2,154 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 21.25 58.00
    Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
    Length 305 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12.1 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.0.1 N/A
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large
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