ATI Radeon 8500 vs Quadro P3000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P3000 Mobile with Radeon 8500, including specs and performance data.

P3000 Mobile
2017
6 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
16.81
+83950%

P3000 Mobile outperforms ATI 8500 by a whopping 83950% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3191492
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency15.620.06
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameGP104R200
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)14 August 2001 (23 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 cores1280no data
Core clock speed1088 MHz275 MHz
Boost clock speed1215 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate97.202.200
Floating-point processing power3.11 TFLOPSno data
ROPs484
TMUs808

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)AGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount6 GB64 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz275 MHz
Memory bandwidth168 GB/s8.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Display Port1.4no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX128.1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.51.4
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1-

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.

P3000 Mobile 16.81
+83950%
ATI 8500 0.02

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.

P3000 Mobile 6485
+107983%
ATI 8500 6

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 HD63-0−1
4K29-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35 0−1
Battlefield 5 60−65 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35 0−1
Far Cry 5 45−50 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 120−130 0−1
Hitman 3 35−40 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95 0−1
Metro Exodus 65−70 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35 0−1
Battlefield 5 60−65 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35 0−1
Far Cry 5 45−50 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 120−130 0−1
Hitman 3 35−40 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95 0−1
Metro Exodus 65−70 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35 0−1
Far Cry 5 45−50 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 120−130 0−1
Hitman 3 35−40 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 100−110 0−1
Hitman 3 21−24 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 0−1
Metro Exodus 35−40 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1
Hitman 3 14−16 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105 0−1
Metro Exodus 20−22 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−11 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 24−27 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.81 0.02
Recency 11 January 2017 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 23 Watt

P3000 Mobile has a 83950% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 837.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 8500, on the other hand, has 226.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 8500 is a desktop one.


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