GeForce GTX 760M vs Quadro 500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 760M and Quadro 500M, 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 760M stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 760M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 760M 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 GeForce GTX 760M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 760M Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 760M has 57% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 760M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 43 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760M.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 760M is 200 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 18−20 1−2
medium / 1080p 9−10 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 760M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 760M Quadro 500M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name N14E-GL GF108
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 30 May 2013 22 February 2011
Pipelines 768 96
Core clock speed 657 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 657 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 42.05 11.20
Floating-point performance 1,009 gflops 268.8 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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