RTX A500 Mobile vs Quadro M1000M

Aggregate performance score

M1000M
2015
2 GB/4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
7.43

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms Quadro M1000M by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking502322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.84no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGM107GA107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200.89 no data
Current price$706 (3.5x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5122048
Core clock speed993 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1072 MHz1537 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate31.7898.37
Floating-point performance1,017 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M1000M and RTX A500 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB/4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s96 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.08.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

M1000M 7.43
RTX A500 Mobile 15.46
+108%

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms Quadro M1000M by 108% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

M1000M 4230
RTX A500 Mobile 10748
+154%

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms Quadro M1000M by 154% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 HD37
−51.4%
56
+51.4%
1440p12−14
−108%
25
+108%
4K12
−100%
24−27
+100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−82.6%
40−45
+82.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−115%
40−45
+115%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Hitman 3 16−18
−112%
35−40
+112%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−135%
45−50
+135%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−105%
40−45
+105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−250%
77
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−133%
27−30
+133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−222%
74
+222%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−115%
40−45
+115%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Hitman 3 16−18
−112%
35−40
+112%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−135%
45−50
+135%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−105%
40−45
+105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−40.9%
31
+40.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−68.4%
30−35
+68.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−133%
27−30
+133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−82.6%
40−45
+82.6%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−135%
45−50
+135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−191%
30−35
+191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−133%
27−30
+133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−105%
40−45
+105%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−164%
27−30
+164%
Hitman 3 9−10
−144%
21−24
+144%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−127%
24−27
+127%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−123%
27−30
+123%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−93.8%
30−35
+93.8%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−550%
39
+550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 18−20
−73.7%
30−35
+73.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Hitman 3 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−114%
14−16
+114%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%

This is how M1000M and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 Mobile is 51% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A500 Mobile is 108% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A500 Mobile is 100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 550% faster than the M1000M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX A500 Mobile surpassed M1000M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.43 15.46
Recency 2 October 2015 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 60 Watt

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M1000M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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