Quadro P4000 Max-Q vs Radeon RX 6500M

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Quadro P4000 Max-Q

2017

Why buy it

✅11.6% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.

Trade-offs

❌No equivalent frame-generation stack like FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
❌Poor future-proofing: 2017-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌100% higher power demand at 100W vs 50W.

Radeon RX 6500M

2022

Why buy it

✅Access to a newer frame-generation stack with FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
✅More future proof: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 6nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 50W instead of 100W, a 50W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Quadro P4000 Max-Q across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.

Quadro P4000 Max-Q

2017

Radeon RX 6500M

2022

Why buy it

✅11.6% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.

Why buy it

✅Access to a newer frame-generation stack with FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
✅More future proof: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 6nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 50W instead of 100W, a 50W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌No equivalent frame-generation stack like FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
❌Poor future-proofing: 2017-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌100% higher power demand at 100W vs 50W.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Quadro P4000 Max-Q across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.

Quick Answers

So, is Quadro P4000 Max-Q better than Radeon RX 6500M?

Yes. Quadro P4000 Max-Q is clearly the better overall GPU here. Quadro P4000 Max-Q averages 11.6% more FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 7,500 vs 7,443 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Quadro P4000 Max-Q is a 2017 card with no meaningful modern upscaling stack, while Radeon RX 6500M is a 2022 model from an older generation with FSR 3 + AFMF. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon RX 6500M is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2022 generation instead of 2017, better upscaling support with FSR 3 (2023) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack and better frame-generation support with FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, and a 6nm process instead of 16nm. That broader feature stack should age better as more games lean on modern upscaling and frame-generation support.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Quadro P4000 Max-Q is priced in an unclear MSRP range at an unclear MSRP versus an unclear MSRP, and you are getting 11.6% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and 0.8% higher G3D Mark. G3D-per-dollar is basically tied between them. If you are comfortable paying the premium for the stronger gaming result, Quadro P4000 Max-Q is the one to buy. If staying closer to budget matters more, Radeon RX 6500M still makes more sense on price alone, but the performance trade-off is much harder to justify by current standards.

When does Radeon RX 6500M make more sense than Quadro P4000 Max-Q?

Yes. Radeon RX 6500M is still an excellent gaming GPU in 2026: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. It makes more sense if your priority is newer architecture, lower power draw (50W vs 100W), future-proofing, and staying closer to an unclear MSRP more than squeezing out the extra headroom of Quadro P4000 Max-Q. The trade-off is that Quadro P4000 Max-Q currently gives you 0.8% higher G3D Mark and 11.6% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. G3D-per-dollar is basically tied between them.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Quadro P4000 Max-Q Benchmark Check

Radeon RX 6500M Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
1080p
low	82 FPS	104 FPS
medium	71 FPS	92 FPS
high	60 FPS	79 FPS
ultra	40 FPS	66 FPS
1440p
low	72 FPS	94 FPS
medium	63 FPS	80 FPS
high	47 FPS	67 FPS
ultra	30 FPS	56 FPS
4K
low	26 FPS	47 FPS
medium	24 FPS	44 FPS
high	17 FPS	33 FPS
ultra	14 FPS	29 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
1080p
low	210 FPS	172 FPS
medium	180 FPS	134 FPS
high	137 FPS	100 FPS
ultra	110 FPS	63 FPS
1440p
low	160 FPS	113 FPS
medium	134 FPS	87 FPS
high	107 FPS	67 FPS
ultra	85 FPS	46 FPS
4K
low	94 FPS	56 FPS
medium	77 FPS	44 FPS
high	64 FPS	35 FPS
ultra	49 FPS	24 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
1080p
low	338 FPS	334 FPS
medium	270 FPS	268 FPS
high	225 FPS	211 FPS
ultra	169 FPS	167 FPS
1440p
low	253 FPS	245 FPS
medium	202 FPS	201 FPS
high	169 FPS	165 FPS
ultra	127 FPS	126 FPS
4K
low	169 FPS	146 FPS
medium	135 FPS	128 FPS
high	112 FPS	87 FPS
ultra	84 FPS	57 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
1080p
low	162 FPS	282 FPS
medium	133 FPS	214 FPS
high	116 FPS	187 FPS
ultra	98 FPS	156 FPS
1440p
low	118 FPS	209 FPS
medium	99 FPS	154 FPS
high	87 FPS	128 FPS
ultra	73 FPS	103 FPS
4K
low	67 FPS	103 FPS
medium	54 FPS	75 FPS
high	42 FPS	66 FPS
ultra	32 FPS	51 FPS

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Quadro P4000 Max-Q and Radeon RX 6500M

Quadro P4000 Max-Q

The Quadro P4000 Max-Q is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in January 11 2017. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1114 MHz to 1228 MHz. It has 1792 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 100W. Manufactured using 16 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 7,500 points.

Radeon RX 6500M

The Radeon RX 6500M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 4 2022. It features the RDNA 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 2000 MHz to 2400 MHz. It has 1024 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 50W. Manufactured using 6 nm process technology. It features 16 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 7,443 points.

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Graphics Performance

The Quadro P4000 Max-Q scores 7,500 and the Radeon RX 6500M reaches 7,443 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 0.8% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Quadro P4000 Max-Q is built on Pascal while the Radeon RX 6500M uses RDNA 2.0, both on 16 nm vs 6 nm. Shader units: 1,792 (Quadro P4000 Max-Q) vs 1,024 (Radeon RX 6500M). Raw compute: 4.401 TFLOPS (Quadro P4000 Max-Q) vs 4.915 TFLOPS (Radeon RX 6500M). Boost clocks: 1228 MHz vs 2400 MHz.

Feature	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
G3D Mark Score	7,500	7,443
Architecture	Pascal	RDNA 2.0
Process Node	16 nm	6 nm
Shading Units	1792+75%	1024
Compute (TFLOPS)	4.401 TFLOPS	4.915 TFLOPS+12%
Boost Clock	1228 MHz	2400 MHz+95%
ROPs	64+100%	32
TMUs	112+75%	64
L1 Cache	672 KB+163%	256 KB
L2 Cache	2 MB+100%	1 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

A critical advantage for the Radeon RX 6500M is support for FSR Frame Generation + AFMF. This allows it to generate entire frames using AI/Algorithms, essentially doubling the frame rate in CPU-bound scenarios or heavy ray-tracing titles. The Quadro P4000 Max-Q lacks specific hardware/driver support for this native frame generation tier.

Feature	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR 3
Frame Generation	Not Supported	FSR Frame Generation + AFMF
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	Standard	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards feature 4 GB of GDDR6. Bus width: 256-bit vs 64-bit. L2 Cache: 2 MB (Quadro P4000 Max-Q) vs 1 MB (Radeon RX 6500M) — the Quadro P4000 Max-Q has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus Width	256-bit+300%	64-bit
L2 Cache	2 MB+100%	1 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (Quadro P4000 Max-Q) vs 12 (12_2) (Radeon RX 6500M). Vulkan: 1.3 vs 1.4. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 3.

Feature	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
DirectX	12.1	12 (12_2)
Vulkan	1.3	1.4+8%
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4+33%	3

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 6.0 (Quadro P4000 Max-Q) vs VCN 3.0 (Radeon RX 6500M). Decoder: PureVideo HD VP8 vs VCN 3.0. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Quadro P4000 Max-Q) vs H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Decode Only) (Radeon RX 6500M).

Feature	Quadro P4000 Max-Q	Radeon RX 6500M
Encoder	NVENC 6.0	VCN 3.0
Decoder	PureVideo HD VP8	VCN 3.0
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9	H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Decode Only)

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Power & Dimensions

The Quadro P4000 Max-Q draws 100W versus the Radeon RX 6500M's 50W — a 66.7% difference. The Radeon RX 6500M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Quadro P4000 Max-Q) vs 350W (Radeon RX 6500M). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs Mobile.