GeForce GTX 570M vs Quadro 500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 570M 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 570M stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 570M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 570M 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 570M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 570M Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 570M has 114% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 570M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 570M and Quadro 500M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 125 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.
  • GeForce GTX 570M and Quadro 500M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 1−2
medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 570M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 570M Quadro 500M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N12E-GT GF108
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 28 June 2011 22 February 2011
Pipelines 336 96
Core clock speed 575 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.2 billion/sec 11.20
Floating-point performance 772.8 gflops 268.8 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72.0 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 N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 336
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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