Quadro 500M vs Radeon R7 260X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 500M and Radeon R7 260X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon R7 260X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro 500M

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Main Specs

	Quadro 500M	Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 228% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260X has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	1−2	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	60−65	210−220
medium / 768p	27−30	180−190
ultra / 1080p	7−8	100−110
QHD / 1440p	−	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	30−35
high / 768p	16−18	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 478% more, than Quadro 500M.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260X.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	95−100
ultra / 1080p	0−1	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 265% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 377% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	0−1	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−33
low / 768p	18−20	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Minecraft is 49% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 720p	8−9	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	30−33
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	0−1	55−60
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 200% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

	Quadro 500M	Radeon R7 260X
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 2.0
Code name	GF108	Bonaire
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2011	8 October 2013
Pipelines	96	896
Core clock speed	700 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	585 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	11.20	61.60
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	1,971 gflops
Length		170 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	104 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	2.1
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		225 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		5.16 Mh/s
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Quadro 500M vs Radeon R7 260X

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