Quadro 500M vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon R9 270X, 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 R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 500M

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Main Specs

	Quadro 500M	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2 x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 414% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270X has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	1−2	45−50
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro 500M and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	240−250
medium / 768p	27−30	210−220
ultra / 1080p	7−8	140−150
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	60−65
high / 768p	16−18	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 603% more, than Quadro 500M.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Quadro 500M and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
high / 1080p	−	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	21−24	140−150
medium / 1080p	0−1	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 559% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	0−1	45−50
low / 768p	18−20	110−120
medium / 768p	−	100−110
high / 1080p	0−1	50−55
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 505% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 62% more, than Quadro 500M.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 925% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
low / 768p	0−1	90−95
medium / 768p	−	55−60
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

	Quadro 500M	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF108	Curacao XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2011	8 October 2013
Pipelines	96	1280
Core clock speed	700 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	585 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	11.20	84.00
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	2,688 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	2.1
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		318 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Quadro 500M vs Radeon R9 270X

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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