Quadro P500 vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P500 and Radeon HD 5870, 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 HD 5870, 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 HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
188 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
3x mini-DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Check Price
Check Price
Radeon HD 5870 has 526% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
Quadro P500 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro P500 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 605 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 212 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
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
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 HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
30−33
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 27% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro P500 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
180−190
medium / 768p
120−130
150−160
ultra / 1080p
60−65
75−80
QHD / 1440p
35−40
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
65−70
80−85
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
10−11
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
80−85
medium / 1080p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
2−3
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 31% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
95−100
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 25% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
30−33
40−45
medium / 768p
20−22
24−27
high / 1080p
10−12
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
high / 768p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than Quadro P500.
Full Specs
Quadro P500
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
Pascal
TeraScale 2
Code name
GP108
Cypress
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
14 November 2017
23 September 2009
Pipelines
256
1600
Core clock speed
1455 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1519 MHz
Transistor count
1,800 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
21.25
68.00
Floating-point performance
679.9 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32.1 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12.1
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.0.1
N/A
CUDA
6.1
Laptop size
large
Check Price
Check Price
