Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Quadro P5000

Place in performance ranking	160	203
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	10.00	22.87
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP104	Navi 24
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2016 (7 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$199
Current price	$1270 (0.5x MSRP)	$274 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 129% better value for money than Quadro P5000.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	1024
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	107 Watt
Texture fill rate	277.3	180.2
Floating-point performance	8,873 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	9016 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	143.9 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	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported Technologies

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

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

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 P5000 32.05
+30.3%

RX 6500 XT 24.59

Quadro P5000 outperforms Radeon RX 6500 XT by 30% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Quadro P5000 12406
+30.3%

RX 6500 XT 9518

Quadro P5000 outperforms Radeon RX 6500 XT by 30% in Passmark.

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	95 +46.2%	65 −46.2%
1440p	35−40 +16.7%	30 −16.7%
4K	41 +156%	16 −156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60

−30.9%

72
+30.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +25%	45−50 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +9.8%	51 −9.8%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +22.5%	80−85 −22.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +32.3%	65−70 −32.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +1.9%	54 −1.9%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −22.9%	102 +22.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −19.8%	97 +19.8%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +24.4%	80−85 −24.4%
Hitman 3	100−105 +35.1%	70−75 −35.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −10.1%	76 +10.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −14.9%	85 +14.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −21.3%	74 +21.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +25%	45−50 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +30.2%	43 −30.2%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +22.5%	80−85 −22.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +32.3%	65−70 −32.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +61.8%	34 −61.8%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −10.8%	92 +10.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −9.9%	89 +9.9%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +24.4%	80−85 −24.4%
Hitman 3	100−105 +35.1%	70−75 −35.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +19%	58 −19%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +7.7%	52 −7.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +13.8%	65 −13.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 +6.5%	92 −6.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +5.2%	58 −5.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +25%	45−50 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +80.6%	31 −80.6%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +22.5%	80−85 −22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +83.3%	30 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −3.6%	86 +3.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −1.2%	82 +1.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +24.4%	80−85 −24.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 −1.9%	54 +1.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +144%	25 −144%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +34.2%	35−40 −34.2%
Hitman 3	55−60 +39%	40−45 −39%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +4.8%	42 −4.8%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +88.9%	18 −88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +31.6%	18−20 −31.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +27.8%	36 −27.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +47.8%	23 −47.8%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +27.3%	55−60 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +35.3%	17 −35.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	57 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +8.8%	57 −8.8%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +31.4%	50−55 −31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +44.8%	27−30 −44.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +42.1%	19 −42.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
Hitman 3	30−35 +34.8%	21−24 −34.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +91.7%	12 −91.7%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +90.9%	11 −90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +50%	16 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +28.6%	28 −28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +217%	6 −217%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +34.5%	27−30 −34.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4 −125%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +26.1%	23 −26.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +60%	20 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +60%	10 −60%

This is how Quadro P5000 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

Quadro P5000 is 46.2% faster than RX 6500 XT in 1080p
Quadro P5000 is 16.7% faster than RX 6500 XT in 1440p
Quadro P5000 is 156% faster than RX 6500 XT in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P5000 is 217% faster than the RX 6500 XT.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 30.9% faster than the Quadro P5000.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro P5000 is ahead in 56 tests (82%)
RX 6500 XT is ahead in 11 tests (16%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	32.05	24.59
Recency	1 October 2016	19 January 2022
Cost	$2499	$199
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	107 Watt