GRID M6 8Q vs Quadro 500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M6 8Q 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 GRID M6 8Q stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.
GRID M6 8Q
Quadro 500M
Main Specs
| GRID M6 8Q | Quadro 500M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
- GRID M6 8Q has 185% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
- GRID M6 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- GRID M6 8Q has 7 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- GRID M6 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
- Core clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 22 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
- GRID M6 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 3212 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | − |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GRID M6 8Q and Quadro 500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 220−230 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 190−200 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 110−120 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 75−80 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 40−45 | − |
| high / 768p | 160−170 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 525% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 45−50 |
| GRID M6 8Q and Quadro 500M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 100−110 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Dota 2 is 279% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Fortnite is 422% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 85−90 | − |
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 410% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 110−120 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Minecraft is 49% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 737% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | − |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 55−60 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| GRID M6 8Q | Quadro 500M | |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Fermi |
| Code name | GM204 | GF108 |
| Type | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 August 2015 | 22 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 1536 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 722 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Transistor count | 5,200 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 69.31 | 11.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,218 gflops | 268.8 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.4 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 2.1 |