GeForce GTX 275 vs Quadro M500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 275 and Quadro M500M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 275 stacks up against Quadro M500M, check out specs charts below.

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 GTX 275 Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 275 has 630% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 275 has 894 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 275 is 375 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce GTX 275 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro M500M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2870 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 275.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 12−14
medium / 1080p 8−9 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 275 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 275 Quadro M500M
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GT200B GM108
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 15 January 2009 15 December 2015
Pipelines 240 384
Core clock speed 1404 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 50.6 billion/sec 17.98
Floating-point performance 673.9 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 448 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1134 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 127.0 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 3.0 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.0
CUDA cores 240
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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