Quadro 500M vs Radeon R7 M270DX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon R7 M270DX, 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 M270DX, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
Radeon R7 M270DX
Main Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | IGP |
| Memory type | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
- Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270DX is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
- Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270DX - 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 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| 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 6% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 35−40 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 182% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 20−22 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Fortnite is 136% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Grand Theft Auto V is 150% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Minecraft is 64% 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 M270DX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 9−10 |
| medium / 768p | − | 7−8 |
| high / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Architecture | Fermi | GCN 3.0 |
| Code name | GF108 | Topaz |
| Type | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 | 11 June 2014 |
| Pipelines | 96 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 940 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 585 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 11.20 | 22.56 |
| Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | |