GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro 500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro 500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro 500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Quadro 500M

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 960	Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP)	120 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	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt
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GeForce GTX 960 has 242% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 960 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 427 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 1793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

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 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	55−60	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	0−1
medium / 1080p	60−65	−
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro 500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	60−65
medium / 768p	220−230	27−30
ultra / 1080p	180−190	7−8
QHD / 1440p	110−120	−
4K / 2160p	70−75	−
high / 768p	210−220	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% more, than Quadro 500M.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	0−1
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro 500M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	45−50
medium / 768p	110−120	10−11
ultra / 1080p	100−110	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	45−50	−
ultra / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	−
low / 720p	80−85	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	−
high / 1080p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	21−24
medium / 1080p	110−120	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Fortnite is 740% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	60−65	0−1
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	30−35	0−1
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	0−1
medium / 1080p	65−70	0−1
low / 768p	140−150	18−20
medium / 768p	120−130	−
high / 1080p	70−75	0−1
ultra / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	65−70	0−1
medium / 1080p	30−35	−
low / 768p	130−140	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
medium / 1080p	120−130	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 75% more, than Quadro 500M.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	100−110	8−9
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	0−1
medium / 1080p	35−40	−
low / 768p	130−140	0−1
medium / 768p	85−90	−
high / 1080p	45−50	−
ultra / 1080p	24−27	−
4K / 2160p	16−18	−
low / 768p	90−95	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	50−55	0−1
high / 768p	60−65	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 960	Quadro 500M
Architecture	Maxwell	Fermi
Code name	GM206	GF108
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	22 January 2015	22 February 2011
Pipelines	1024	96
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	700 MHz
Boost Clock	1178 MHz
Transistor count	2,940 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	72 billion/sec	11.20
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops	268.8 gflops
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 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	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores	1024
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	318 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	141.47 Sol/s
GameStream	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	+
GPU Boost	2.0
GameWorks	+
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GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro 500M

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