NVS 810 vs Quadro 500M

In this comparison between NVS 810 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 NVS 810 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  NVS 810 Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 8x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • NVS 810 has 94% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • NVS 810 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • NVS 810 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • NVS 810 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of NVS 810 is 202 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • NVS 810 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of NVS 810 and Quadro 500M is 1800 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 1−2
medium / 1080p 4−5 0−1
The average gaming FPS of NVS 810 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  NVS 810 Quadro 500M
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM107 GF108
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 4 November 2015 22 February 2011
Pipelines 512 96
Core clock speed 902 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 33.06 11.20
Floating-point performance 2x 1,058 gflops 268.8 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 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 5.0 2.1
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