Quadro P500 vs Radeon HD 6550A
In this comparison between Quadro P500 and Radeon HD 6550A 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 HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 6550A
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 6550A | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | 3x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
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- Radeon HD 6550A has 16% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
- Quadro P500 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- Quadro P500 and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
- Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
- Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
- Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 905 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
- Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 3412 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 30−33 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Quadro P500. | ||
| low / 768p | 150−160 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 120−130 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 60−65 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 27−30 | − |
| high / 768p | 90−95 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 285% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6550A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro P500. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 65−70 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Fortnite is 204% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | − |
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | 90−95 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 85−90 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 95−100 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 768p | 30−33 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 20−22 | − |
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 40−45 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in World of Tanks is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6550A. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro P500 | Radeon HD 6550A | |
| Architecture | Pascal | TeraScale 2 |
| Code name | GP108 | Pinewood |
| Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 November 2017 | 7 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 256 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 1455 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1519 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,800 million | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 21.25 | 13.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 679.9 gflops | 624.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32.1 GB/s | 25.6 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 | |
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