Quadro 500M vs Radeon HD 5870

When comparing Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 5870, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 5870 is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 188 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5870 has 437% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 5870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 150 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3000 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name GF108 Cypress
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 23 September 2009
Pipelines 96 1600
Core clock speed 700 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20 68.00
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 2,720.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1
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