Quadro M500M vs Radeon R7 A360

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A360 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 A360 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 A360
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 A360 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M500M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A360.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 A360 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 A360 - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 304 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A360.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon R7 A360 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 4001 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A360.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 1−2
medium / 1080p 3−4 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon R7 A360.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon R7 A360
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
Code name GM108 Meso
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 December 2015 5 May 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 980 MHz
Transistor count 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 23.52
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 864.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 3.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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