Quadro 500M vs Radeon HD 7690M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 7690M, 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 7690M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
Radeon HD 7690M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7690M 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 7690M here:
Main Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon HD 7690M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5/DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- Quadro 500M has 75% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
- Both video cards are using MXM-A (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
- Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 7690M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
- Quadro 500M is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M - in Laptops.
- Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
- Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
- Quadro 500M and Radeon HD 7690M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M is 1800 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
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 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| 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 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7690M. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 189% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7690M. | ||
| 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 7690M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| high / 1080p | − | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M in Fortnite is 136% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 8−9 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M in Minecraft is 64% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| medium / 768p | − | 8−9 |
| high / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon HD 7690M | |
| Architecture | Fermi | Terascale 2 |
| Code name | GF108 | Thames XT / XTX |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 | 7 June 2011 |
| Pipelines | 96 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 725 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 585 million | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 11.20 | 17.40 |
| Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops | 696.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 3600/1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 28.8 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 | medium sized | |
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