Quadro M500M vs Radeon HD 7950

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 7950 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 M500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7950 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 M500M Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 200 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7950 has 566% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7950 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7950 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 7950 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2754 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 550% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon HD 7950
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM108 Tahiti
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 December 2015 31 January 2012
Pipelines 384 1792
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1250 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 89.60
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 2,867 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 240 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 381 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
ZeroCore +
Design reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
CrossFire +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
Compute units 28
nView Display Management +
AppAcceleration +
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