Quadro P500 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Place in performance ranking	202	647
Place by popularity	27	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.31	2.46
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GP106	GP108
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	18 August 2016 (7 years ago)	14 November 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$1112 (5.6x MSRP)	$300

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P500 has 6% better value for money than GTX 1060 3 GB.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1152	256
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	1519 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.0	21.25
Floating-point performance	3,935 gflops	679.9 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Quadro P500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	32.1 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	3x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12.1
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.0.1
CUDA	6.1	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 3 GB 24.82
+491%

Quadro P500 4.20

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Quadro P500 by 491% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1060 3 GB 9588
+490%

Quadro P500 1624

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Quadro P500 by 490% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

130−140
+465%

−465%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

+471%

7−8
−471%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +467%	15 −467%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +479%	18−20 −479%
Hitman 3	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +465%	21−24 −465%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +467%	14−16 −467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +450%	20−22 −450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +471%	14 −471%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +479%	18−20 −479%
Hitman 3	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +465%	21−24 −465%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +467%	14−16 −467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +471%	14 −471%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +450%	20−22 −450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +463%	8 −463%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +479%	18−20 −479%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +465%	21−24 −465%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +467%	14−16 −467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +463%	8 −463%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +450%	20−22 −450%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+491%

10−12

−491%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Hitman 3	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

+463%

8−9
−463%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

+440%

5−6
−440%

This is how GTX 1060 3 GB and Quadro P500 compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 3 GB is 465% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.82	4.20
Recency	18 August 2016	14 November 2017
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	18 Watt