Quadro 500M vs Radeon R7 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon R7 Carrizo, 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 500M stacks up against Radeon R7 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
Radeon R7 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 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 R7 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon R7 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 R7 Carrizo.
- Quadro 500M is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - in Laptops.
- Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
- Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 110−120 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 24−27 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 182% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| high / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 55−60 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Fortnite is 159% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Minecraft is 45% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 768p | − | 10−12 |
| high / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in World of Tanks is 84% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon R7 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 | 512 |
| 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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