RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Quadro P500

Place in the ranking	684	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	16.25	21.72
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GP108	AD102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	5 January 2018 (7 years ago)	5 January 2024 (1 year 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 cores	256	14080
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	1518 MHz	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.29	1,082
Floating-point processing power	0.7772 TFLOPS	69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	176
TMUs	16	440
Tensor Cores	no data	440
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	110

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 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	864.0 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 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.9

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

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.92
+2016%

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

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+2017%

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

−2005%

400−450
+2005%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
Elden Ring	10−11 −2000%	210−220 +2000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1844%	350−400 +1844%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −1971%	290−300 +1971%
Valorant	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
Dota 2	16 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Elden Ring	10−11 −2000%	210−220 +2000%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1945%	450−500 +1945%
Fortnite	24−27 −1900%	500−550 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1844%	350−400 +1844%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −1977%	270−280 +1977%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −1927%	750−800 +1927%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −1971%	290−300 +1971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1971%	290−300 +1971%
Valorant	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%
World of Tanks	70−75 −2013%	1500−1550 +2013%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
Dota 2	45 −2011%	950−1000 +2011%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1945%	450−500 +1945%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1844%	350−400 +1844%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −1927%	750−800 +1927%
Valorant	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Elden Ring	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −1969%	600−650 +1969%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
World of Tanks	30−33 −1900%	600−650 +1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1900%	120−130 +1900%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −2011%	190−200 +2011%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Valorant	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Elden Ring	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1983%	250−260 +1983%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Dota 2	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Fortnite	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Valorant	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%

This is how Quadro P500 and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 2005% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.25	89.92
Recency	5 January 2018	5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	285 Watt

Quadro P500 has 1483.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 2015.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P500 is a mobile workstation card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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