GeForce GTX 850M vs Quadro P500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850M and Quadro P500, 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 GeForce GTX 850M stacks up against Quadro P500, check out specs charts below.

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GeForce GTX 850M and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 850M 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 GTX 850M or Quadro P500 here:

GeForce GTX 850M Laptops

Quadro P500 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 850M	Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	30 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	3x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 850M has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 850M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
GeForce GTX 850M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
GeForce GTX 850M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
GeForce GTX 850M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	8−9
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	18−20
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	45−50	30−33
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 850M and Quadro P500 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	150−160
medium / 768p	160−170	120−130
ultra / 1080p	85−90	60−65
QHD / 1440p	50−55	35−40
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	120−130	90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 31% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	85−90	65−70
ultra / 1080p	55−60	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	14−16	9−10
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Far Cry 5 is 63% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	90−95	65−70
medium / 1080p	45−50	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Fortnite is 41% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	7−8	2−3
low / 720p	45−50	30−35
medium / 1080p	24−27	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	75−80	55−60
medium / 768p	70−75	50−55
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−12	7−8
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Grand Theft Auto V is 39% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	8−9	5−6
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
4K / 2160p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	14−16
medium / 1080p	10−12	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	85−90
medium / 1080p	100−110	95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Minecraft is 11% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Quadro P500.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	14−16
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	45−50	30−33
medium / 768p	30−33	20−22
high / 1080p	16−18	10−12
ultra / 1080p	10−11	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 46% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
ultra / 1080p	30−35	21−24
high / 768p	50−55	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 850M	Quadro P500
Architecture	Maxwell	Pascal
Code name	N15P-GT	GP108
Type	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 March 2014	14 November 2017
Pipelines	640	256
Core clock speed		1455 MHz
Boost Clock		1519 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	36.08	21.25
Floating-point performance	1,155 gflops	679.9 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed		5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 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	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.0.1
CUDA	+	6.1
CUDA cores	640
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options	+
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	153 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized	large
Standard memory configuration	DDR3 or GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+
Optimus	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	1.8 Mh/s
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GeForce GTX 850M vs Quadro P500

GeForce GTX 850M and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

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