Quadro 500M vs Radeon RX 570

In this comparison between Quadro 500M and Radeon RX 570 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 Radeon RX 570 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon RX 570
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 570 has 242% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 570 has 7 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 468 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 5200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

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 RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon RX 570
Architecture Fermi Polaris
Code name GF108 Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 18 April 2017
Pipelines 96 2048
Core clock speed 700 MHz 1168 MHz
Boost Clock 1244 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20 159.2
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 5,095 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
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