Quadro M500M vs Radeon R9 290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M500M and Radeon R9 290X, 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 M500M stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
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 290X
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 733% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Quadro M500M and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 2754 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
3−4
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 587% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
5−6
60−65
ultra / 1080p
4−5
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
16−18
110−120
medium / 1080p
5−6
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 825% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 1080p
50−55
−
Quadro M500M and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
250−260
medium / 768p
85−90
220−230
ultra / 1080p
40−45
190−200
QHD / 1440p
35−40
110−120
4K / 2160p
18−20
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 193% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
110−120
ultra / 1080p
24−27
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 130% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
1−2
45−50
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
0−1
16−18
low / 720p
10−12
85−90
medium / 1080p
3−4
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 1140% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
9−10
65−70
ultra / 1080p
5−6
50−55
QHD / 1440p
1−2
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
50−55
180−190
medium / 1080p
12−14
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 475% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
6−7
65−70
ultra / 1080p
4−5
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
18−20
110−120
medium / 1080p
7−8
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 733% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
35−40
130−140
high / 1080p
6−7
75−80
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 321% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
1−2
27−30
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
6−7
70−75
medium / 1080p
3−4
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 1433% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
85−90
130−140
high / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 55% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Quadro M500M.
high / 1080p
5−6
27−30
ultra / 1080p
3−4
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
6−7
70−75
medium / 1080p
6−7
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 680% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
14−16
140−150
medium / 768p
10−11
90−95
high / 1080p
5−6
50−55
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
4K / 2160p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 887% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
55−60
high / 768p
30−33
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 52% more, than Quadro M500M.
Full Specs
Quadro M500M
Radeon R9 290X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
GM108
Hawaii XT
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
15 December 2015
24 October 2013
Pipelines
384
2816
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
947 MHz
Transistor count
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
176.0
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
5,632 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
4004 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
320 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.76 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
623 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
350 Sol/s
nView Display Management
+
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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