Quadro 500M vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

In this comparison between Quadro 500M and Radeon R6 Carrizo you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro 500M has 191% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • Quadro 500M is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 10−12
medium / 1080p 0−1 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1000% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GF108 Carrizo
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 22 February 2011 4 June 2015
Pipelines 96 384
Core clock speed 700 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Laptop size medium sized
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