GeForce 920A vs Quadro M500M

In this comparison between GeForce 920A and Quadro M500M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 920A will be the best choice, for others Quadro M500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M500M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro M500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 920A Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 920A has 10% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce 920A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 920A and Quadro M500M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 920A is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 920A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 75 MHz higher, than GeForce 920A.
  • GeForce 920A and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2002 MHz higher, than GeForce 920A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 12−14
medium / 1080p 0−1 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than GeForce 920A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 920A Quadro M500M
Architecture Kepler 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GK208B GM108
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 March 2015 15 December 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 954 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 915 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 17.98
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5 5.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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