GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro M500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 450 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 GTS 450 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 GTS 450 Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTS 450 has 253% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro M500M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 537 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M500M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro M500M
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name GF106 GM108
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 September 2010 15 December 2015
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 17.98
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.0
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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