Quadro P500 vs Radeon R7 250X

In this comparison between Quadro P500 and Radeon R7 250X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro P500 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  Quadro P500 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 250X has 166% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro P500 and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 3387 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

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 R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP108 Cape Verde
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 14 November 2017 13 February 2014
Pipelines 256 640
Core clock speed 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.25 38.00
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.0.1
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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