Quadro K1000M vs Quadro M500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K1000M and Quadro M500M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro K1000M stacks up against Quadro M500M, check out specs charts below.

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Quadro K1000M and Quadro M500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro K1000M and Quadro M500M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro K1000M or Quadro M500M here:

Quadro K1000M Laptops

Quadro M500M Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro K1000M	Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	30 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Quadro K1000M has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
Both video cards are using MXM-A (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K1000M and Quadro M500M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Quadro K1000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 179 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
Quadro K1000M and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2204 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	12−14
medium / 1080p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	16−18
medium / 1080p	−	5−6
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 1080p	−	50−55
Quadro K1000M and Quadro M500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	110−120
medium / 768p	27−30	85−90
ultra / 1080p	7−8	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
high / 768p	16−18	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 178% more, than Quadro K1000M.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K1000M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p	45−50	70−75
medium / 768p	10−11	50−55
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	10−12
medium / 1080p	−	3−4
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	0−1	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Fortnite is 136% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	0−1	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	0−1	7−8
low / 768p	18−20	45−50
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	0−1	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	1−2
ultra / 1080p	−	0−1
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	6−7
medium / 1080p	−	3−4
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
high / 1080p	27−30	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Minecraft is 50% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 720p	8−9	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 212% more, than Quadro K1000M.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	6−7
medium / 1080p	−	6−7
low / 768p	0−1	14−16
medium / 768p	−	10−11
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	14−16
high / 768p	12−14	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in World of Tanks is 108% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

	Quadro K1000M	Quadro M500M
Architecture	Kepler	Maxwell
Code name	N14P-Q1	GM108
Type	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 June 2012	15 December 2015
Pipelines	192	384
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1029 MHz
Boost Clock		1124 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	13.60	17.98
Floating-point performance	326.4 gflops	863.2 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.126
CUDA	+	5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	10 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized	large
Optimus	+	+
nView Display Management		+
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Quadro K1000M vs Quadro M500M

Quadro K1000M and Quadro M500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

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