GeForce GT 740A vs Quadro M500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Quadro M500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Quadro M500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 GT 740A 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 GT 740A has 10% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Quadro M500M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 49 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2204 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.

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 GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Quadro M500M
Architecture Kepler 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GK208 GM108
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 26 August 2013 15 December 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 980 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 915 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 17.98
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 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 4.6 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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