Quadro 500M vs Radeon HD 7950

When comparing Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 7950, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 7950 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 200 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7950 has 471% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7950 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon HD 7950
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF108 Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 31 January 2012
Pipelines 96 1792
Core clock speed 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1250 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20 89.60
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 2,867 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 381 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
ZeroCore +
Design reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
CrossFire +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
Compute units 28
AppAcceleration +
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