Quadro M500M vs Radeon HD 4850 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 4850 X2, 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 M500M stacks up against Radeon HD 4850 X2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 4850 X2
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 M500M | Radeon HD 4850 X2 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 4x DVI, 1x S-Video |
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- Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 733% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
- Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 4850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
- Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - in Desktops.
- Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
- Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 404 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
- Quadro M500M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2014 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 22% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 30−35 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 25% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 85−90 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | 24−27 |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 5−6 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 10−12 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 80% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Fortnite is 10% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 7−8 | 9−10 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 9% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | − |
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 70−75 | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 60% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 12−14 |
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 25% more, than Quadro M500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 30−33 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro M500M | Radeon HD 4850 X2 | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | TeraScale |
| Code name | GM108 | R700 |
| Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 December 2015 | 7 November 2008 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1124 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 956 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.98 | 25.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 863.2 gflops | 2x 1,000.0 gflops |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4004 MHz | 1990 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 63.68 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | |
| Laptop size | large | |
| Optimus | + | |
| nView Display Management | + | |
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