Quadro P500 vs Radeon RX 570

In this comparison between Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 570 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 570 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 RX 570
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 570 has 300% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon RX 570 has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 287 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 570.
  • Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 570 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 1988 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−11 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon RX 570
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name GP108 Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 14 November 2017 18 April 2017
Pipelines 256 2048
Core clock speed 1455 MHz 1168 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz 1244 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 21.25 159.2
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops 5,095 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 224.0 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 +
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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