Quadro M500M vs Radeon R9 270X

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon R9 270X 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 R9 270X 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 R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 180 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270X has 500% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • Quadro M500M and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured 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 12−14 45−50
medium / 1080p 3−4 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon R9 270X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM108 Curacao XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 December 2015 8 October 2013
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 84.00
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 2,688 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
nView Display Management +
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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