NVIDIA Quadro P500 vs AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100

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Combined performance score

PRO WX 2100
4.73
+12.1%

Radeon PRO WX 2100 outperforms Quadro P500 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking608639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.062.60
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 12GP108
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date21 March 2018 (6 years old)14 November 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data
Current price$343 (2.3x MSRP)$300
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 2100 has 18% better value for money than Quadro P500.

Technical specs

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 cores512256
Core clock speedno data1455 MHz
Boost clock speed1219 MHz1519 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate39.0121.25
Floating-point performance1,248 gflops679.9 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon PRO WX 2100 and Quadro P500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s32.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort3x mini-DisplayPort

Technologies

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

FreeSync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12.1
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.0.1
CUDAno data6.1

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.

PRO WX 2100 4.73
+12.1%
Quadro P500 4.22

Radeon PRO WX 2100 outperforms Quadro P500 by 12% in our combined 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%

PRO WX 2100 1832
+12%
Quadro P500 1636

Radeon PRO WX 2100 outperforms Quadro P500 by 12% 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 HD21−24
+5%
20
−5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−40%
14
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−20%
12
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−40%
14
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+25%
8
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how PRO WX 2100 and Quadro P500 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • PRO WX 2100 is 5% faster than Quadro P500

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the PRO WX 2100 is 100% faster than the Quadro P500.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P500 is 40% faster than the PRO WX 2100.

All in all, in popular games:

  • PRO WX 2100 is ahead in 45 tests (75%)
  • Quadro P500 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (20%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.73 4.22
Recency 21 March 2018 14 November 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 18 Watt

The Radeon PRO WX 2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P500 in performance tests.


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