Quadro M500M vs Radeon RX 5600M

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 5600M 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 RX 5600M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 5600M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 5600M 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 RX 5600M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon RX 5600M
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 5600M has 400% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 5600M uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5600M has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 5600M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 5600M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Quadro M500M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5600M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5600M is 7996 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.

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 RX 5600M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 550% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon RX 5600M
Architecture Maxwell Navi / RDNA
Code name GM108 Navi 10
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 15 December 2015 7 January 2020
Pipelines 384 2304
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1265 MHz
Transistor count 10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 182.2
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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