Quadro M500M vs Radeon HD 6990
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 6990, 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 M500M stacks up against Radeon HD 6990, check out specs charts below.
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 HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
375 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 1150% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 6990 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6990 - in Desktops.
Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 199 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
Quadro M500M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 996 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 212% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
50−55
medium / 1080p
5−6
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 300% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 1080p
50−55
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
110−120
210−220
medium / 768p
85−90
170−180
ultra / 1080p
40−45
95−100
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−33
high / 768p
65−70
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 95% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
70−75
110−120
medium / 768p
50−55
90−95
ultra / 1080p
24−27
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 80% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
1−2
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
10−12
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 400% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
9−10
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
18−20
QHD / 1440p
1−2
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
95−100
medium / 1080p
12−14
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 162% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
7−8
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 244% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
45−50
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
75−80
high / 1080p
6−7
30−33
ultra / 1080p
3−4
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 126% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
1−2
9−10
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
6−7
27−30
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
high / 1080p
70−75
−
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
low / 720p
24−27
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 82% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
5−6
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
27−30
medium / 1080p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 240% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
14−16
55−60
medium / 768p
10−11
30−35
high / 1080p
5−6
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 275% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
high / 768p
30−33
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 52% more, than Quadro M500M.
Full Specs
Quadro M500M
Radeon HD 6990
Architecture
Maxwell
TeraScale 3
Code name
GM108
Antilles
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
15 December 2015
8 March 2011
Pipelines
384
1536
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
830 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
79.68
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4004 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
265 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
24 Mh/s
nView Display Management
+
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