Quadro 500M vs Quadro FX 5600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 5600 with Quadro 500M, including specs and performance data.

FX 5600
2007
1536 MB GDDR3, 171 Watt
1.36

500M outperforms FX 5600 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1010977
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.552.94
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameG80GF108
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date5 March 2007 (17 years ago)22 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores12896
Core clock speed600 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors681 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)171 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate38.4011.20
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs244
TMUs3216

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length254 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s28.8 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 5600 1.36
Quadro 500M 1.48
+8.8%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 5600 525
Quadro 500M 570
+8.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 1.48
Recency 5 March 2007 22 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 171 Watt 35 Watt

FX 5600 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Quadro 500M, on the other hand, has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 388.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro FX 5600 and Quadro 500M.

Be aware that Quadro FX 5600 is a workstation card while Quadro 500M is a mobile workstation one.


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