Quadro M500M vs Radeon HD 8970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 8970M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 8970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 8970M here:
Main Specs
Quadro M500M
Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 8970M has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 8970M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 179 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 796 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
20−22
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 287% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
5−6
30−35
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
65−70
medium / 1080p
5−6
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Battlefield 5 is 412% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 1080p
50−55
−
Quadro M500M and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
230−240
medium / 768p
85−90
200−210
ultra / 1080p
40−45
110−120
QHD / 1440p
35−40
85−90
4K / 2160p
18−20
45−50
high / 768p
65−70
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 132% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
100−110
ultra / 1080p
24−27
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 104% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
1−2
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
low / 720p
10−12
50−55
medium / 1080p
3−4
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Far Cry 5 is 580% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
9−10
30−35
ultra / 1080p
5−6
24−27
QHD / 1440p
1−2
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
120−130
medium / 1080p
12−14
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 237% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
6−7
30−35
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
7−8
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 344% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
35−40
90−95
high / 1080p
6−7
40−45
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 178% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
1−2
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
6−7
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 43% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 105% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
5−6
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
6−7
35−40
medium / 1080p
6−7
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 320% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
14−16
70−75
medium / 768p
10−11
45−50
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 400% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
high / 768p
30−33
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Quadro M500M.
Full Specs
Quadro M500M
Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
GM108
Neptune
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
15 December 2015
15 May 2013
Pipelines
384
1280
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
72.00
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4004 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
CUDA
5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Optimus
+
nView Display Management
+
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