GeForce 945A vs Quadro M500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945A and Quadro M500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 945A and Quadro M500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro M500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M500M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 M500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 945A has 10% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro M500M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 945A and Quadro M500M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 43 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce 945A and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 1008 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−12 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A Quadro M500M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM108 GM108
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 March 2015 15 December 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1189 MHz 1124 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.54 17.98
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 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 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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