GeForce 940MX vs Quadro P500

In this comparison between GeForce 940MX and Quadro P500 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 940MX will be the best choice, for others Quadro P500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 940MX and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 940MX and Quadro P500 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 940MX or Quadro P500 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940MX Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro P500 has 30% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
  • GeForce 940MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro P500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 940MX has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce 940MX is used in Laptops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 333 MHz higher, than GeForce 940MX.
  • GeForce 940MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 1012 MHz higher, than GeForce 940MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 8−9
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 18−20
medium / 1080p 8−9 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than GeForce 940MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940MX Quadro P500
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16S-GTR-B/S GP108
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 10 March 2016 14 November 2017
Pipelines 384 256
Core clock speed 1122 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 23.83 21.25
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1 1.1.0.1
CUDA + 6.1
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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