GeForce GTX 480 vs Quadro 500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 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 480 stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.

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Quadro 500M

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 480	Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	35 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 480 has 614% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 480 has 1535 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro 500M are build with Fermi architecture.
Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro 500M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 48 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	0−1
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
QHD / 1440p	6−7	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	40−45	1−2
medium / 1080p	24−27	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	30−35	−
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
QHD / 1440p	12−14	0−1
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	65−70	0−1
medium / 1080p	35−40	−
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro 500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	60−65
medium / 768p	200−210	27−30
ultra / 1080p	120−130	7−8
QHD / 1440p	90−95	−
4K / 2160p	50−55	−
high / 768p	170−180	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than Quadro 500M.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	50−55	0−1
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro 500M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	45−50
medium / 768p	100−110	10−11
ultra / 1080p	80−85	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Dota 2 is 296% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	50−55	0−1
medium / 1080p	27−30	−
high / 1080p	30−35	−
ultra / 1080p	24−27	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	120−130	21−24
medium / 1080p	70−75	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Fortnite is 468% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	35−40	0−1
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
QHD / 1440p	14−16	0−1
4K / 2160p	12−14	−
low / 720p	70−75	0−1
medium / 1080p	40−45	0−1
low / 768p	100−110	18−20
medium / 768p	95−100	−
high / 1080p	40−45	0−1
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	10−11	−
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	3−4	−
low / 720p	40−45	0−1
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
low / 768p	120−130	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
medium / 1080p	110−120	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Quadro 500M.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	70−75	8−9
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	10−11	−
QHD / 1440p	2−3	−
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	40−45	0−1
medium / 1080p	21−24	−
low / 768p	75−80	0−1
medium / 768p	45−50	−
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 768p	90−95	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	40−45	0−1
high / 768p	55−60	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 480	Quadro 500M
Architecture	Fermi	Fermi
Code name	GF100	GF108
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	7 December 2010	22 February 2011
Pipelines	480	96
Core clock speed	700 MHz	700 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	42 billion/sec	11.20
Floating-point performance	1,345.0 gflops	268.8 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	177.4 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1
CUDA cores	480
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
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GeForce GTX 480 vs Quadro 500M

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