GeForce GTX 950 vs Quadro 500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950 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 950 stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 has 157% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 324 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 1794 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Quadro 500M
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM206 GF108
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 20 August 2015 22 February 2011
Pipelines 768 96
Core clock speed 1024 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 11.20
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 268.8 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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