Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Quadro FX 3500M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1147not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Power efficiency1.20no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)no data
GPU code nameG71no data
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date1 March 2007 (17 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 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 cores3219
Core clock speed575 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speed575 MHz1398 MHz
Number of transistors278 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate13.80no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no data

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-IIIno 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 typeGDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed600 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)no data
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2007 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 20 Watt

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU has an age advantage of 15 years, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 125% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 3500M and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3500M is a mobile workstation card while Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU is a mobile workstation one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M
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