Quadro M500M vs Radeon RX 560X mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 560X mobile, 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 RX 560X mobile, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 560X mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 560X mobile 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 560X mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon RX 560X mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 65 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 560X mobile has 116% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 560X mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 560X mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X mobile is 143 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X mobile is 1996 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 40−45
medium / 1080p 3−4 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 337% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon RX 560X mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM108 Polaris 11
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 15 December 2015 5 January 2017
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1172 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 81.60
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 2,611 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 92.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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