Radeon RX 6500 vs Quadro P2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P2000 with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P2000
2017
5 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
18.84

RX 6500 outperforms P2000 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking291273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.70no data
Power efficiency17.52no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP106no data
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date6 February 2017 (7 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$585 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1024no data
Core clock speed1076 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1480 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate94.72no data
Floating-point processing power3.031 TFLOPSno data
ROPs40no data
TMUs64no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length201 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount5 GBno data
Memory bus width160 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1752 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth140.2 GB/sno data

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 Connectors4x DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA6.1-

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 P2000 18.84
RX 6500 20.02
+6.3%

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 P2000 7268
RX 6500 7723
+6.3%

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 HD55
+0%
55−60
+0%
1440p22
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
4K18
+0%
18−20
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p10.64no data
1440p26.59no data
4K32.50no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−4.8%
40−45
+4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 42
−9.5%
45−50
+9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−3.9%
50−55
+3.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−4.2%
120−130
+4.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−4.3%
95−100
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−3.9%
50−55
+3.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 77
+16.7%
65−70
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−3.4%
90−95
+3.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−4.8%
40−45
+4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 33
−39.4%
45−50
+39.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−3.9%
50−55
+3.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−4.2%
120−130
+4.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−4.3%
95−100
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−6.2%
65−70
+6.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−3.9%
50−55
+3.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−6.5%
65−70
+6.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−3.4%
90−95
+3.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−4.8%
40−45
+4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 26
−76.9%
45−50
+76.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−4.2%
120−130
+4.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−3.3%
95−100
+3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
−80%
45−50
+80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−3.4%
90−95
+3.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 14
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−5.8%
110−120
+5.8%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−4.5%
110−120
+4.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−6.2%
100−110
+6.2%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 7
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how Quadro P2000 and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • Quadro P2000 is 5% faster in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P2000 is 17% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 80% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P2000 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 6500 is ahead in 48 tests (72%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.84 20.02

RX 6500 has a 6.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro P2000 and Radeon RX 6500.

Be aware that Quadro P2000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.


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

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