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    Quadro P500 vs Radeon R9 M485X

    In this comparison between Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 M485X 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 R9 M485X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro P500 and Radeon R9 M485X 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 M485X here:

    Quadro P500 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro P500 Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M485X has 733% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
    • Quadro P500 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Radeon R9 M485X has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
    • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
    • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 732 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 12 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.

    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 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro P500.

    Full Specs

      Quadro P500 Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture Pascal GCN 3
    Code name GP108 Amethyst
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 14 November 2017 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 256 2048
    Core clock speed 1455 MHz 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 1519 MHz
    Transistor count 1,800 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 21.25 92.54
    Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 160.0 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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