Quadro P500 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

In this comparison between Quadro P500 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro P500 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro P500 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • Quadro P500 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 2612 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 24−27
ultra / 1080p 5−6 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 18−20 45−50
medium / 1080p 10−11 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 190% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Pascal Vega
Code name GP108 Vega Mobile
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 14 November 2017 15 November 2018
Pipelines 256 1024
Core clock speed 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz 1190 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 21.25 76.16
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12.1 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.0.1 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large large
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