Quadro 500M vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

When choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 4850 X2, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 4850 X2.
Quadro 500M
Radeon HD 4850 X2

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 614% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 4850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 190 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture Fermi TeraScale
Code name GF108 R700
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 7 November 2008
Pipelines 96 800
Core clock speed 700 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20 25.00
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 63.68 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1