Quadro P500 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

When comparing Quadro P500 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri, 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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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 384 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 735 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
  • Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 7−8
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 18−20
medium / 1080p 10−11 9−10
Quadro P500 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name GP108 Kaveri Spectre
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 14 November 2017 14 January 2014
Pipelines 256 384
Core clock speed 1455 MHz 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.25
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12.1 DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.0.1
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
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