Quadro M500M vs Radeon R7 Carrizo

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 R7 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 Quadro M500M or Radeon R7 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro M500M has 150% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 12−14
medium / 1080p 3−4 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GM108 Carrizo
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 15 December 2015 4 June 2015
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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