GeForce 930M vs Quadro P500

In this comparison between GeForce 930M and Quadro P500 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 GeForce 930M will be the best choice, for others Quadro P500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 930M and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 930M and Quadro P500 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 GeForce 930M or Quadro P500 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930M Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 930M has 10% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro P500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 930M and Quadro P500 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 930M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 527 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 3212 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 8−9
ultra / 1080p 1−2 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 18−20
medium / 1080p 4−5 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930M Quadro P500
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP GP108
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 14 November 2017
Pipelines 384 256
Core clock speed 928 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 21.25
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.0.1
CUDA + 6.1
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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