Radeon RX 7400 vs Quadro FX 1500M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 1500M with Radeon RX 7400, including specs and performance data.
RX 7400 outperforms 1500M by a whopping 6846% 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 | 1324 | 223 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | 51.00 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | G71 | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 April 2006 (19 years ago) | 8 August 2025 (less than a year 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 | 27 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 375 MHz | 1452 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 375 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 43 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 257.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 16.49 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 24 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 288.0 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6400%
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65−70
+6400%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6650%
|
270−280
+6650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−6329%
|
450−500
+6329%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−6823%
|
1800−1850
+6823%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−6567%
|
1000−1050
+6567%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−6400%
|
650−700
+6400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6650%
|
270−280
+6650%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−6329%
|
450−500
+6329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−5900%
|
300−310
+5900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−6823%
|
1800−1850
+6823%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−6400%
|
650−700
+6400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−6650%
|
270−280
+6650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−6329%
|
450−500
+6329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−5900%
|
300−310
+5900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−6823%
|
1800−1850
+6823%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−6567%
|
200−210
+6567%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−6650%
|
270−280
+6650%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6686%
|
950−1000
+6686%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−6400%
|
130−140
+6400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−6400%
|
130−140
+6400%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.41 | 28.48 |
| Recency | 18 April 2006 | 8 August 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 43 Watt |
RX 7400 has a 6846% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 5% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 7400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1500M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 1500M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7400 is a desktop one.
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