Quadro P500 vs Radeon R7 260
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P500 and Radeon R7 260, 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 Quadro P500 stacks up against Radeon R7 260, 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
Quadro P500
Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
115 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, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260 has 283% 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 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 3387 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.
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
8−9
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
30−33
50−55
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 72% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro P500 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
200−210
medium / 768p
120−130
170−180
ultra / 1080p
60−65
95−100
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
90−95
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 40% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
medium / 768p
65−70
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
95−100
medium / 1080p
27−30
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Fortnite is 54% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
QHD / 1440p
2−3
9−10
low / 720p
30−35
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 68% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
75−80
high / 1080p
14−16
27−30
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 54% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
5−6
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 36% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
30−33
50−55
medium / 768p
20−22
30−35
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−12
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 25% more, than Quadro P500.
Full Specs
Quadro P500
Radeon R7 260
Architecture
Pascal
GCN 2.0
Code name
GP108
Bonaire
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
14 November 2017
17 December 2013
Pipelines
256
768
Core clock speed
1455 MHz
Boost Clock
1519 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,800 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
21.25
48.00
Floating-point performance
679.9 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32.1 GB/s
104 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12.1
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.0.1
CUDA
6.1
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
240 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
DDMA audio
+
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