Quadro M500M vs Quadro M2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M2000 with Quadro M500M, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M2000
2016
4 GB 128-bit, 75 Watt
9.48
+242%

M2000 outperforms M500M by a whopping 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking454793
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.86no data
Power efficiency9.386.85
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGM206GM108
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date8 April 2016 (8 years ago)27 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$437.75 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores768384
Core clock speed796 MHz1029 MHz
Boost clock speed1163 MHz1124 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate55.8217.98
Floating-point processing power1.786 TFLOPS0.8632 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs4816

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length201 mmno data
Width1" (2.5 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 type128 BitGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 106 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
Number of simultaneous displays4no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Managementno data+
nView Desktop Management+no data
Optimusno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA5.25.0

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.

Quadro M2000 9.48
+242%
Quadro M500M 2.77
  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 OpenCL
    • GeekBench 5 Vulkan
    • GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 M2000 3996
+242%
Quadro M500M 1169

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro M2000 14595
+139%
Quadro M500M 6096

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro M2000 14451
+177%
Quadro M500M 5222

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro M2000 13100
+129%
Quadro M500M 5713

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 HD50−55
+233%
15
−233%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.76no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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6−7
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Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
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7−8
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Battlefield 5 10−11
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10−11
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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6−7
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Far Cry 5 6−7
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Fortnite 14−16
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Forza Horizon 4 14−16
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Forza Horizon 5 5−6
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5−6
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Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
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12−14
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Valorant 45−50
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45−50
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Battlefield 5 10−11
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
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50−55
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Dota 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
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10
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Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
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Battlefield 5 10−11
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10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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6−7
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Dota 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
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Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
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Counter-Strike 2 3−4
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3−4
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
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21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
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Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
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Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Dota 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
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This is how Quadro M2000 and Quadro M500M compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M2000 is 233% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.48 2.77
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt

Quadro M2000 has a 242.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Quadro M500M, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M2000 is a workstation card while Quadro M500M is a mobile workstation one.

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