Quadro P500 vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

In this comparison between Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 RX 560 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 560 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 560 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon RX 560 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon RX 560 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 560 mobile has 83% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Quadro P500 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 560 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 280 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.
  • Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 560 mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 988 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 18−20
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 35−40
medium / 1080p 10−11 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name GP108 Polaris 11
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 14 November 2017 5 January 2017
Pipelines 256 1024
Core clock speed 1455 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 21.25 58.97
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops 2,462 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12.1 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.0.1 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
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