Quadro 500M vs Radeon R7 M460
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon R7 M460, 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 M460, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
Radeon R7 M460 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M460 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 M460 here:
Main Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon R7 M460 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- Radeon R7 M460 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- Quadro 500M is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M460 - in Laptops.
- Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
- Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 284 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
- Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M460 - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
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 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| 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 M460. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 95−100 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 196% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 20−22 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 M460. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 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 | 10−12 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| high / 1080p | − | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 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 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 8−9 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| 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 M460 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 M460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 10−11 |
| medium / 768p | − | 8−9 |
| high / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro 500M | Radeon R7 M460 | |
| Architecture | Fermi | GCN |
| Code name | GF108 | Meso |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 | 21 February 2016 |
| Pipelines | 96 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 984 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1125 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 585 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 11.20 | 27.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops | 864.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | |
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