Quadro P500 vs Radeon RX 550X mobile

In this comparison between Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 550X mobile 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 RX 550X mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 550X mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 550X mobile 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 RX 550X mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon RX 550X mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
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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  • Radeon RX 550X mobile has 66% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Quadro P500 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 550X mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 279 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550X mobile.
  • Quadro P500 and Radeon RX 550X mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X mobile is 1988 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 14−16
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−11 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  Quadro P500 Radeon RX 550X mobile
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name GP108 Polaris 12
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 14 November 2017 10 January 2019
Pipelines 256 640
Core clock speed 1455 MHz 1176 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz 1287 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 21.25 51.48
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12.1 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.0.1 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
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