Radeon Sky 500 vs Quadro P2000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 Max-Q with Radeon Sky 500, including specs and performance data.

P2000 Max-Q
2017
4 GB GDDR5
13.66
+12%

P2000 Max-Q outperforms Sky 500 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking374398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.63
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP107GLPitcairn
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date5 July 2017 (7 years ago)27 March 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7681280
Core clock speed1215 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed1468 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data76.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.432 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data154 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectorsno data1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

P2000 Max-Q 13.66
+12%
Sky 500 12.20

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

P2000 Max-Q 5270
+11.9%
Sky 500 4709

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 HD47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
4K25
+19%
21−24
−19%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+12.5%
80−85
−12.5%
Hitman 3 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
+20%
60−65
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+15.4%
65−70
−15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+12.5%
80−85
−12.5%
Hitman 3 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+17.3%
75−80
−17.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+15.4%
65−70
−15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+12.5%
80−85
−12.5%
Hitman 3 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+15.4%
65−70
−15.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+16.7%
60−65
−16.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+14.7%
75−80
−14.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+13.3%
60−65
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+20%
10−11
−20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

This is how P2000 Max-Q and Sky 500 compete in popular games:

  • P2000 Max-Q is 18% faster in 1080p
  • P2000 Max-Q is 19% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.66 12.20
Recency 5 July 2017 27 March 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

P2000 Max-Q has a 12% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P2000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Sky 500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Max-Q
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