Radeon Pro 5600M vs Quadro P500

Place in the ranking	685	236
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	16.28	33.12
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GP108	Navi 12
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	5 January 2018 (7 years ago)	15 June 2020 (4 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 cores	256	2560
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1518 MHz	1030 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.29	164.8
Floating-point processing power	0.7772 TFLOPS	5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	16	160

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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	770 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	394.2 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

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	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	6.1	-

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.

Quadro P500 4.25

Pro 5600M 24.02
+465%

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

Pro 5600M 9232
+465%

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

−426%

100−110
+426%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −444%	45−50 +444%
Elden Ring	10−12 −609%	75−80 +609%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −517%	70−75 +517%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −444%	45−50 +444%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −453%	100−110 +453%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −530%	60−65 +530%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −279%	50−55 +279%
Valorant	10−11 −860%	95−100 +860%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −517%	70−75 +517%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −444%	45−50 +444%
Dota 2	16 −419%	80−85 +419%
Elden Ring	10−12 −609%	75−80 +609%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Fortnite	24−27 −388%	120−130 +388%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −453%	100−110 +453%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −538%	80−85 +538%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −530%	60−65 +530%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −314%	150−160 +314%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −279%	50−55 +279%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −450%	75−80 +450%
Valorant	10−11 −860%	95−100 +860%
World of Tanks	70−75 −258%	250−260 +258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −517%	70−75 +517%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −444%	45−50 +444%
Dota 2	45 −84.4%	80−85 +84.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −241%	75−80 +241%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −453%	100−110 +453%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −314%	150−160 +314%
Valorant	10−11 −860%	95−100 +860%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Elden Ring	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −503%	170−180 +503%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −633%	21−24 +633%
World of Tanks	30−33 −433%	160−170 +433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −400%	20−22 +400%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −667%	65−70 +667%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −967%	60−65 +967%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Valorant	12−14 −433%	60−65 +433%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
Elden Ring	2−3 −850%	18−20 +850%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −508%	70−75 +508%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Dota 2	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −700%	30−35 +700%
Fortnite	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1133%	35−40 +1133%
Valorant	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

This is how Quadro P500 and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

Pro 5600M is 426% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5600M is 5400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 5600M is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.25	24.02
Recency	5 January 2018	15 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	50 Watt

Quadro P500 has 177.8% lower power consumption.

Pro 5600M, on the other hand, has a 465.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P500 in performance tests.

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