GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Quadro M500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile 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 GTX 1050 3GB mobile 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.

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Quadro M500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile 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 GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile or Quadro M500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 337 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro M500M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2252 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 21−24 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 275% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Quadro M500M
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name GM108
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date April 2018 15 December 2015
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 1366 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1442 MHz 1124 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 96 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan + 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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