Quadro K1000M vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1000M and Radeon Sky 500. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro K1000M and Radeon Sky 500. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro K1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1000M 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 K1000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Sky 500 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 100 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3000 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.

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 Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N14P-Q1 Pitcairn
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 27 March 2013
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 850 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 76.00
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 10 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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