Quadro M500M vs Radeon E8860

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon E8860 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 Radeon E8860 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 Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 37 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon E8860 has 23% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon E8860 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 454 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon E8860 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 496 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 18−20
medium / 1080p 3−4 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon E8860
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM108 Venus
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 December 2015 25 January 2014
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 25.00
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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