Quadro 500M vs Radeon R9 380

When choosing between Quadro 500M and Radeon R9 380, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro 500M and Radeon R9 380.

Quadro 500M

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Main Specs

	Quadro 500M	Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	190 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	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380 has 442% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 380 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 830 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	1−2	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	60−65
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro 500M and Radeon R9 380 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	250−260
medium / 768p	27−30	220−230
ultra / 1080p	7−8	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	16−18	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% 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 380 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	21−24	180−190
medium / 1080p	0−1	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Fortnite is 740% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	0−1	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	65−70
low / 768p	18−20	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	0−1	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	75−80	130−140
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 75% more, than Quadro 500M.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than Quadro 500M.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	0−1	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
high / 768p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

	Quadro 500M	Radeon R9 380
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF108	Tonga Pro
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 February 2011	26 June 2015
Pipelines	96	1792
Core clock speed	700 MHz
Boost Clock		970 MHz
Transistor count	585 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	11.20	108.6
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	3,476 gflops
Length		221 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	2.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.48 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		404 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		168.45 Sol/s
Compute units		28
Form factor		full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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Quadro 500M vs Radeon R9 380

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