Quadro 500M vs Quadro FX 4800
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 500M and Quadro FX 4800, 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 Quadro 500M stacks up against Quadro FX 4800, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
Quadro FX 4800
Main Specs
| Quadro 500M | Quadro FX 4800 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1536 MB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video |
- Quadro FX 4800 has 328% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
- Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro FX 4800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- Quadro FX 4800 has 1535 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro FX 4800 - with Tesla 2.0.
- Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 98 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
- Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 4800 - by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 35−40 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro FX 4800. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 20−22 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| high / 1080p | − | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Fortnite is 136% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 8−9 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 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 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in Minecraft is 64% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 9−10 |
| medium / 768p | − | 8−9 |
| high / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 4800 in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro 500M | Quadro FX 4800 | |
| Architecture | Fermi | Tesla 2.0 |
| Code name | GF108 | GT200B |
| Type | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 | 11 November 2008 |
| Pipelines | 96 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 602 MHz |
| Transistor count | 585 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 11.20 | 38.53 |
| Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops | 462.3 gflops |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 1.3 |