Quadro M500M vs Tesla C2070

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Tesla C2070 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 Tesla C2070 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 Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 238 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2070 has 693% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Tesla C2070 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla C2070 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Tesla C2070 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla C2070 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 455 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.
  • Quadro M500M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2070 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 1016 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 3−4 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2070 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 237% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Tesla C2070
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM108 GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 15 December 2015 25 July 2011
Pipelines 384 448
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 32.14
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.0 2.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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