NVS 510 vs Quadro M500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing NVS 510 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 NVS 510 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

  NVS 510 Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • NVS 510 has 16% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • NVS 510 and Quadro M500M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 232 MHz higher, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2222 MHz higher, than NVS 510.

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 NVS 510.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Quadro M500M
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK107 GM108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 October 2012 15 December 2015
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 797 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 17.98
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 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 3.0 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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