Quadro P500 vs Radeon PRO WX 2100

VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO WX 2100 with Quadro P500, including specs and performance data.

PRO WX 2100
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
4.76
+12.8%

PRO WX 2100 outperforms P500 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking636676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.23no data
Power efficiency9.7116.75
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameLexaGP108
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date4 June 2017 (7 years ago)5 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores512256
Core clock speed925 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speed1219 MHz1518 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate39.0124.29
Floating-point processing power1.248 TFLOPS0.7772 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3216

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s40.1 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 Connectors1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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.

PRO WX 2100 4.76
+12.8%
Quadro P500 4.22

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.

PRO WX 2100 1835
+12.6%
Quadro P500 1630

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
+0%
21
+0%

FPS 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 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−50%
15
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+4.7%
40−45
−4.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−40%
14
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+4.7%
40−45
−4.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+113%
8
−113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+4.7%
40−45
−4.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
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 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

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

  • A tie in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the PRO WX 2100 is 400% faster.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P500 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • PRO WX 2100 is ahead in 47 tests (72%)
  • Quadro P500 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.76 4.22
Recency 4 June 2017 5 January 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

PRO WX 2100 has a 12.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Quadro P500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a workstation card while Quadro P500 is a mobile workstation one.


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

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon PRO WX 2100
Radeon PRO WX 2100
NVIDIA Quadro P500
Quadro P500

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.5 37 votes

Rate Radeon PRO WX 2100 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 29 votes

Rate Quadro P500 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.