GeForce RTX 5060 vs Quadro K500M

Place in the ranking	1045	267
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.44	8.55
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GK107	GB206
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)	March 2025

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	4608
Core clock speed	850 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.60	362.9
Floating-point processing power	0.3264 TFLOPS	23.22 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	16	144
Tensor Cores	no data	144
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 5.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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	DDR3	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API and SDK compatibility

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	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.4
CUDA	+	10.1

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.

Quadro K500M 1.16

RTX 5060 19.72
+1600%

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.

Quadro K500M 480

RTX 5060 8125
+1593%

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 Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −6500%	65−70 +6500%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −6500%	65−70 +6500%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Dota 2	1−2 −7300%	70−75 +7300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −527%	65−70 +527%
Fortnite	5−6 −2100%	110−120 +2100%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −900%	140−150 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −857%	65−70 +857%
World of Tanks	27−30 −781%	230−240 +781%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −6500%	65−70 +6500%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Dota 2	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −527%	65−70 +527%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −900%	140−150 +900%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1471%	110−120 +1471%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	18−20
World of Tanks	7−8 −1943%	140−150 +1943%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1060%	55−60 +1060%
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	30−35
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Valorant	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	10−12
Dota 2	14−16 −140%	35−40 +140%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1567%	250−260 +1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1567%	250−260 +1567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	10−12
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Dota 2	14−16 −1567%	250−260 +1567%
Far Cry 5	0−1	27−30
Valorant	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5060 is 7300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5060 is ahead in 24 tests (63%)
there's a draw in 14 tests (37%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.16	19.72
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	170 Watt

Quadro K500M has 385.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 1600% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K500M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.