Quadro M500M vs Radeon R7 250

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 250 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 M500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None N/A
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Radeon R7 250 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2854 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 3−4 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon R7 250
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM108 Oland XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 December 2015 1 October 2013
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 25.20
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
nView Display Management +
AppAcceleration +
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