Radeon RX 7600S vs Quadro K500M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro K500M with Radeon RX 7600S, including specs and performance data.
7600S outperforms K500M by a whopping 3137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1113 | 141 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.53 | 38.15 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
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 cores | 192 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.60 | 246.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3264 TFLOPS | 15.77 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 3−4
−3267%
| 101
+3267%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−5100%
| 52
+5100%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 27 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2800%
|
85−90
+2800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1867%
|
118
+1867%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−12900%
|
130−140
+12900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−3333%
|
103
+3333%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5450%
|
111
+5450%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−5367%
|
160−170
+5367%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1971%
|
140−150
+1971%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−14300%
|
144
+14300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1383%
|
89
+1383%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1556%
|
140−150
+1556%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−570%
|
220−230
+570%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−12900%
|
130−140
+12900%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−933%
|
270−280
+933%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2700%
|
84
+2700%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−606%
|
113
+606%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5250%
|
107
+5250%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−5367%
|
160−170
+5367%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1971%
|
140−150
+1971%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−13400%
|
135
+13400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−1100%
|
72
+1100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−1850%
|
39
+1850%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1556%
|
140−150
+1556%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2550%
|
159
+2550%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−570%
|
220−230
+570%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−12900%
|
130−140
+12900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2233%
|
70
+2233%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−588%
|
110
+588%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5000%
|
102
+5000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1971%
|
140−150
+1971%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−817%
|
55
+817%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1556%
|
140−150
+1556%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1483%
|
95
+1483%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−442%
|
179
+442%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−5367%
|
160−170
+5367%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1500%
|
64
+1500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−3671%
|
260−270
+3671%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1358%
|
170−180
+1358%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−12600%
|
250−260
+12600%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 43 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−9000%
|
90−95
+9000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3433%
|
100−110
+3433%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−4300%
|
40−45
+4300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−4850%
|
95−100
+4850%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−479%
|
80−85
+479%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−3733%
|
230−240
+3733%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 100−110 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2400%
|
50−55
+2400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2300%
|
45−50
+2300%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 191
+0%
|
191
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how Quadro K500M and RX 7600S compete in popular games:
- RX 7600S is 3267% faster in 1080p
- RX 7600S is 5100% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7600S is 14300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 7600S performs better in 47 tests (73%)
- there's a draw in 17 tests (27%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.15 | 37.22 |
| Recency | 1 June 2012 | 4 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 75 Watt |
Quadro K500M has 114.3% lower power consumption.
RX 7600S, on the other hand, has a 3136.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 7600S is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K500M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro K500M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7600S is a mobile workstation one.
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