Quadro M500M vs Radeon HD 7790

When choosing between Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 7790, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 7790.

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 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 85 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 183% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M500M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 29 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 1996 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 3−4 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 225% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name GM108 Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 December 2015 22 March 2013
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 56.00
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
nView Display Management +
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