Quadro P500 vs Quadro FX 1500M

Place in the ranking	1240	681
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.68	16.35
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	G71	GP108
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	18 April 2006 (18 years ago)	5 January 2018 (6 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	27	256
Core clock speed	375 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	375 MHz	1518 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.000	24.29
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.7772 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	24	16

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	large
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	40.1 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	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.4
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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.

FX 1500M 0.44

Quadro P500 4.23
+861%

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.

FX 1500M 171

Quadro P500 1630
+853%

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

1−2

−1800%

19
+1800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−250%

7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −250%	27−30 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −250%	27−30 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −250%	27−30 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +12.5%	8 −12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Hitman 3	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−300%

8−9
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	14 +0%	14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8 +0%	8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+0%

10−12

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how FX 1500M and Quadro P500 compete in popular games:

Quadro P500 is 1800% faster in 1080p

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FX 1500M is 13% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P500 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

FX 1500M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Quadro P500 is ahead in 28 tests (44%)
there's a draw in 34 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.44	4.23
Recency	18 April 2006	5 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	18 Watt

Quadro P500 has a 861.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1500M in performance tests.

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