Quadro P500 vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 270X, 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 270X, check out specs charts below.

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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:

Quadro P500 Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro P500	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2 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 270X has 500% 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 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	30−33	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 183% 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 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	150−160	240−250
medium / 768p	120−130	210−220
ultra / 1080p	60−65	140−150
QHD / 1440p	35−40	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	90−95	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 93% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
medium / 768p	65−70	110−120
ultra / 1080p	40−45	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 69% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	9−10	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	16−18	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	140−150
medium / 1080p	27−30	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 145% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	2−3	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	30−35	80−85
medium / 1080p	16−18	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 175% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	55−60	110−120
medium / 768p	50−55	100−110
high / 1080p	14−16	50−55
ultra / 1080p	7−8	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 121% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	5−6	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 233% 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 270X in Minecraft is 23% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 65% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 133% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	30−33	90−95
medium / 768p	20−22	55−60
high / 1080p	10−12	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 180% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 27% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

	Quadro P500	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Pascal	GCN
Code name	GP108	Curacao XT
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 November 2017	8 October 2013
Pipelines	256	1280
Core clock speed	1455 MHz
Boost Clock	1519 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,800 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	21.25	84.00
Floating-point performance	679.9 gflops	2,688 gflops
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)		318 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Quadro P500 vs Radeon R9 270X

Quadro P500 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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