GeForce GTX 950M vs Quadro P500

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950M 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 GTX 950M will be the best choice, for others Quadro P500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 950M and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 950M 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 950M or Quadro P500 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950M Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 or GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 950M has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro P500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 541 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 4012 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.

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 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950M Quadro P500
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16P-GT GP108
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 14 November 2017
Pipelines 640 256
Core clock speed 914 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 44.96 21.25
Floating-point performance 1,439 gflops 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 or 2500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32 or 80 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
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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