Quadro P500 vs Tesla M60

When comparing Quadro P500 and Tesla M60, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Quadro P500 and Tesla M60 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

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 M60
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 3x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Tesla M60 has 900% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M60 has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • Quadro P500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Tesla M60 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P500 is build with Pascal architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 898 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • Quadro P500 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tesla M60 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 and Tesla M60 is 5012 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−11 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 330% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  Quadro P500 Tesla M60
Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name GP108 GM204
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 14 November 2017 30 August 2015
Pipelines 256 2048
Core clock speed 1455 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.25 150.8
Floating-point performance 679.9 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.1 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12.1 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.0.1 1.1.126
CUDA 6.1 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 432 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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