GeForce MX150 vs Quadro P500

In this comparison between GeForce MX150 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 MX150 will be the best choice, for others Quadro P500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce MX150 and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX150 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 MX150 or Quadro P500 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX150 Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro P500 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce MX150.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce MX150 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce MX150 is used in Laptops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce MX150 and Quadro P500 are build with Pascal architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 13 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce MX150 and Quadro P500 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX150 is 996 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 8−9
ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX150 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX150 Quadro P500
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Code name N17S-G1 GP108
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 16 May 2017 14 November 2017
Pipelines 384 256
Core clock speed 1468 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1532 MHz 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 24.91 21.25
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 679.9 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12.1
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.0.1
CUDA 6.1 6.1
Laptop size large large
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