Quadro P500 vs Radeon R9 270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 270, 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 R9 270, 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 R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
3x mini-DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 400% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−11
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
30−33
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 138% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
150−160
230−240
medium / 768p
120−130
200−210
ultra / 1080p
60−65
120−130
QHD / 1440p
35−40
95−100
4K / 2160p
27−30
55−60
high / 768p
90−95
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 79% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
medium / 768p
65−70
110−120
ultra / 1080p
40−45
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
10−11
27−30
ultra / 1080p
9−10
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
4−5
8−9
low / 720p
21−24
55−60
medium / 1080p
10−11
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 163% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
16−18
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
130−140
medium / 1080p
27−30
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 122% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
2−3
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
70−75
medium / 1080p
16−18
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 143% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
55−60
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
95−100
high / 1080p
14−16
40−45
ultra / 1080p
7−8
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 100% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
5−6
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
7−8
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 52% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 108% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
30−33
75−80
medium / 768p
20−22
45−50
high / 1080p
10−12
27−30
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 133% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
40−45
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Quadro P500.
Full Specs
Quadro P500
Radeon R9 270
Architecture
Pascal
GCN 1.0
Code name
GP108
Curacao
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
14 November 2017
13 November 2013
Pipelines
256
1280
Core clock speed
1455 MHz
Boost Clock
1519 MHz
925 MHz
Transistor count
1,800 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
21.25
74.00
Floating-point performance
679.9 gflops
2,368 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32.1 GB/s
179.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12.1
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.0.1
+
CUDA
6.1
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
293 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
16 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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