Quadro P500 vs Radeon R9 M470X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 M470X, 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 M470X, check out specs charts below.
Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 M470X 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 R9 M470X here:
Main Specs
Quadro P500
Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
3x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 M470X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 355 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470X.
Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 988 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.
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
16−18
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−11
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 110% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
14−16
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
30−33
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
150−160
220−230
medium / 768p
120−130
190−200
ultra / 1080p
60−65
100−110
QHD / 1440p
35−40
65−70
4K / 2160p
27−30
35−40
high / 768p
90−95
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 56% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
medium / 768p
65−70
100−110
ultra / 1080p
40−45
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Dota 2 is 49% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
9−10
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
21−24
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−11
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Far Cry 5 is 109% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
110−120
medium / 1080p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Fortnite is 83% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
14−16
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
10−11
low / 720p
30−35
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Forza Horizon 4 is 93% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
55−60
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
85−90
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Grand Theft Auto V is 78% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
30−35
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Metro Exodus is 116% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Minecraft is 18% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
30−33
60−65
medium / 768p
20−22
35−40
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 86% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in World of Tanks is 21% more, than Quadro P500.
Full Specs
Quadro P500
Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture
Pascal
GCN 2
Code name
GP108
Emerald
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
14 November 2017
14 May 2016
Pipelines
256
896
Core clock speed
1455 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1519 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,800 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
21.25
61.60
Floating-point performance
679.9 gflops
1,971 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32.1 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12.1
12 (12_0)
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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