Quadro GV100 vs Quadro P500

Place in the ranking	683	52
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.76
Power efficiency	16.29	14.23
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Volta (2017−2020)
GPU code name	GP108	GV100
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	5 January 2018 (7 years ago)	27 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$8,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	256	5120
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	1132 MHz
Boost clock speed	1518 MHz	1627 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	21,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.29	520.6
Floating-point processing power	0.7772 TFLOPS	16.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	16	320
Tensor Cores	no data	640

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	848 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	868.4 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 Connectors

No outputs

4x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	7.0

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.

Quadro P500 4.25

Quadro GV100 51.56
+1113%

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.

Quadro P500 1633

Quadro GV100 19824
+1114%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro P500 6225

Quadro GV100 144949
+2228%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Quadro P500 6438

Quadro GV100 180942
+2711%

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

−1111%

230−240
+1111%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

39.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Elden Ring	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Valorant	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Dota 2	16 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Elden Ring	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1082%	260−270 +1082%
Fortnite	24−27 −1100%	300−310 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −1054%	150−160 +1054%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −981%	400−450 +981%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Valorant	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
World of Tanks	70−75 −1097%	850−900 +1097%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Dota 2	45 −1011%	500−550 +1011%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1082%	260−270 +1082%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1067%	210−220 +1067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −981%	400−450 +981%
Valorant	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Elden Ring	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −1107%	350−400 +1107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
World of Tanks	30−33 −1067%	350−400 +1067%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Valorant	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Elden Ring	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Dota 2	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Fortnite	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Valorant	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%

This is how Quadro P500 and Quadro GV100 compete in popular games:

Quadro GV100 is 1111% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.25	51.56
Recency	5 January 2018	27 March 2018
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	250 Watt

Quadro P500 has 1288.9% lower power consumption.

Quadro GV100, on the other hand, has a 1113.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro GV100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P500 is a mobile workstation card while Quadro GV100 is a workstation one.

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