Quadro 500M vs Tesla M2070 Q

In this comparison between Quadro 500M and Tesla M2070 Q 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 Tesla M2070 Q will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Quadro 500M
Tesla M2070 Q

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 225 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
 
  • Tesla M2070 Q has 542% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M2070 Q has 5 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 500M and Tesla M2070 Q are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 126 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Quadro 500M and Tesla M2070 Q are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M2070 Q is 1332 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M2070 Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF108 GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 25 July 2011
Pipelines 96 448
Core clock speed 700 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20 32.14
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s