GeForce 940M vs Quadro M500M

In this comparison between GeForce 940M 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 940M will be the best choice, for others Quadro M500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 940M and Quadro M500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 940M and Quadro M500M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce 940M or Quadro M500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940M Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 940M has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 940M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 940M and Quadro M500M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 43 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce 940M and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2004 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 12−14
medium / 1080p 4−5 3−4
GeForce 940M and Quadro M500M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M Quadro M500M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name N16S-GT-S/B GM108
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 15 December 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22 17.98
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.0
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus + +
nView Display Management +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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