GeForce GT 740 vs Quadro 500M

In this comparison between GeForce GT 740 and Quadro 500M 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 GT 740 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 740 has 82% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GT 740 and Quadro 500M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 293 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 3212 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 1−2
medium / 1080p 8−9 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Quadro 500M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK107 GF108
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 29 May 2014 22 February 2011
Pipelines 384 96
Core clock speed 993 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 11.20
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 268.8 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
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