GeForce GTX 850A vs Quadro 500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850A 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 850A stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 850A
Quadro 500M
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 850A | Quadro 500M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
- GeForce GTX 850A has 28% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
- GeForce GTX 850A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- GeForce GTX 850A has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 850A is 202 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
- GeForce GTX 850A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 850A and Quadro 500M is 1800 MHz.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| 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 GTX 850A. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 189% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Dota 2 is 124% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Fortnite is 136% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 18−20 |
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | 85−90 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 90−95 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in Minecraft is 69% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 9−10 | − |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850A in World of Tanks is 96% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 850A | Quadro 500M | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Fermi |
| Code name | GM107 | GF108 |
| Type | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 17 March 2014 | 22 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 640 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 902 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 936 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,870 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 37.44 | 11.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,198 gflops | 268.8 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 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 |