Quadro 500M vs Tesla C2070

When choosing between Quadro 500M and Tesla C2070, 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 Tesla C2070.
Quadro 500M
Tesla C2070

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 238 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
 
  • Tesla C2070 has 580% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Tesla C2070 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla C2070 has 5 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 500M and Tesla C2070 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 126 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.
  • Quadro 500M and Tesla C2070 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla C2070 is 1188 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2070 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Tesla C2070
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF108 GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 25 July 2011
Pipelines 96 448
Core clock speed 700 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20 32.14
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1 2.0