Quadro M500M vs Radeon R7 A265

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A265, 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 R7 A265, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R7 A265

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:

Quadro M500M Laptops

Main Specs

	Quadro M500M	Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A265 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 304 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2204 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	1−2
ultra / 1080p	−	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	12−14
medium / 1080p	3−4	3−4
Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A265 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	5−6	−
ultra / 1080p	4−5	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	12−14
medium / 1080p	5−6	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Battlefield 5 is 28% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 1080p	50−55	−
Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A265 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	40−45	35−40
QHD / 1440p	35−40	−
4K / 2160p	18−20	10−11
high / 768p	65−70	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
medium / 1080p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 768p	50−55	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Dota 2 is 8% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	1−2	2−3
ultra / 1080p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−12	10−11
medium / 1080p	3−4	3−4
Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A265 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	9−10	−
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	50−55	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Fortnite is 20% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	6−7	3−4
ultra / 1080p	4−5	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	14−16
medium / 1080p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 37% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	45−50	40−45
medium / 768p	35−40	−
high / 1080p	6−7	3−4
ultra / 1080p	3−4	2−3
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	1−2	1−2
ultra / 1080p	0−1	0−1
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	6−7	3−4
medium / 1080p	3−4	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	70−75	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Minecraft is 11% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A265 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	5−6	−
ultra / 1080p	3−4	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	6−7	4−5
medium / 1080p	6−7	−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 25% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	14−16	8−9
medium / 768p	10−11	7−8
high / 1080p	5−6	3−4
ultra / 1080p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	85−90	70−75
medium / 768p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
high / 768p	30−33	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

	Quadro M500M	Radeon R7 A265
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM108	Opal
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	15 December 2015	9 January 2014
Pipelines	384	384
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	825 MHz
Transistor count		950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	19.80
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	633.6 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4004 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	28.8 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
Laptop size	large
Optimus	+
nView Display Management	+
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Quadro M500M vs Radeon R7 A265

Quadro M500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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