GeForce 930MX vs Quadro 500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930MX 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 930MX stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
GeForce 930MX is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce 930MX 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 930MX here:
Main Specs
| GeForce 930MX | Quadro 500M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | DDR3, GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- Quadro 500M has 105% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
- GeForce 930MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- GeForce 930MX has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- GeForce 930MX is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
- GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 252 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
- GeForce 930MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than GeForce 930MX. | ||
| low / 768p | 130−140 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 100−110 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 27−30 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 12−14 | − |
| high / 768p | 75−80 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930MX in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 228% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 20% more, than GeForce 930MX. | ||
| low / 768p | 80−85 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930MX in Dota 2 is 141% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930MX in Fortnite is 159% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | − |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 18−20 |
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 45−50 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930MX in Grand Theft Auto V is 212% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 720p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930MX in Minecraft is 19% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930MX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 720p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| low / 768p | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 12−14 | − |
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930MX in World of Tanks is 100% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce 930MX | Quadro 500M | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Fermi |
| Code name | N16S-GMR | GF108 |
| Type | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 March 2016 | 22 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 952 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1020 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 585 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 24.48 | 11.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 783.4 gflops | 268.8 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 2.1 |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| Optimus | + | |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | |
| GameWorks | + | |
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