Quadro 7000 vs Quadro M500M

In this comparison between Quadro 7000 and Quadro M500M 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 7000 will be the best choice, for others Quadro M500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  Quadro 7000 Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro 7000 has 580% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro 7000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 7000 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro 7000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro 7000 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 378 MHz higher, than Quadro 7000.
  • Quadro 7000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M500M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro 7000.

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 Quadro 7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 275% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 7000 Quadro M500M
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GF110 GM108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 May 2012 15 December 2015
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 651 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 41.66 17.98
Floating-point performance 1,332 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3404 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 163.4 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 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 2.0 5.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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