Quadro 2000D vs Quadro M500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 2000D 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 Quadro 2000D 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

  Quadro 2000D Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI No outputs
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  • Quadro 2000D has 106% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro 2000D is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro M500M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Quadro 2000D is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro 2000D is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 404 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000D.
  • Quadro 2000D is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M500M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 1404 MHz higher, than Quadro 2000D.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 12−14
medium / 1080p 3−4 3−4
Quadro 2000D and Quadro M500M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000D Quadro M500M
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name GF106 GM108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 5 October 2011 15 December 2015
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 625 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00 17.98
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2600 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 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 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 2.1 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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