Quadro M500M vs Radeon Vega 10 mobile

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon Vega 10 mobile 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 Vega 10 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M500M and Radeon Vega 10 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M500M and Radeon Vega 10 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 Vega 10 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon Vega 10 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 10 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M500M has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon Vega 10 mobile.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Vega 10 mobile uses IGP interface.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - with GCN 5.0.
  • Quadro M500M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 16−18
medium / 1080p 3−4 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon Vega 10 mobile
Architecture Maxwell GCN 5.0
Code name GM108 Raven
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 15 December 2015 8 January 2019
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1301 MHz
Transistor count 4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 52.04
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
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
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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