Quadro P500 vs Tesla C2070

When choosing between Quadro P500 and Tesla C2070, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro P500 and Tesla C2070.

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 Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2070 has 693% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Quadro P500 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2070 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla C2070 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Tesla C2070 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Tesla C2070 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 881 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.
  • Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tesla C2070 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 2024 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−11 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2070 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  Quadro P500 Tesla C2070
Architecture Pascal Fermi
Code name GP108 GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 14 November 2017 25 July 2011
Pipelines 256 448
Core clock speed 1455 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 21.25 32.14
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12.1 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.0.1 N/A
CUDA 6.1 2.0
Laptop size large
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