Quadro 500M vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 Quadro 500M stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
Radeon HD 6850M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6850M 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 Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon HD 6850M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- Radeon HD 6850M has 42% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
- Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 6850M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
- Quadro 500M is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6850M - in Laptops.
- Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
- Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
- Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 6850M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 95−100 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 40−45 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 10−11 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 196% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| high / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Fortnite is 136% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Minecraft is 45% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| medium / 768p | − | 8−9 |
| high / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 40−45 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in World of Tanks is 100% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon HD 6850M | |
| Architecture | Fermi | Terascale 2 |
| Code name | GF108 | Granville Pro/LP |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 | 6 January 2011 |
| Pipelines | 96 | 800 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 575 / 675 MHz |
| Transistor count | 585 million | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 11.20 | 27.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops | 1,080.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| 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 | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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