Quadro 500M vs Quadro M2000

In this comparison between Quadro 500M and Quadro M2000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 500M will be the best choice, for others Quadro M2000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Quadro M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M2000 has 114% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Quadro M2000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 96 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M2000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 4812 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Quadro M2000
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name GF108 GM206
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 8 April 2016
Pipelines 96 768
Core clock speed 700 MHz 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20 55.82
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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