RTX A500 Mobile vs Quadro M5000M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000M with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

M5000M
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
17.95
+15.9%

M5000M outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking287321
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.11no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGM204GA107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price$468 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 cores1,5362048
Core clock speed962 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1051 MHz1537 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate93.6098.37
Floating-point performance2,995 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5000M 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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 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
CUDA5.28.6

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.

M5000M 17.95
+15.9%
RTX A500 Mobile 15.49

Quadro M5000M outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 16% based on our aggregate 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%

M5000M 11845
+10.2%
RTX A500 Mobile 10748

Quadro M5000M outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 10% 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 HD78
+30%
60
−30%
1440p35−40
+12.9%
31
−12.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+7.1%
40−45
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+9.6%
70−75
−9.6%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+12.9%
60−65
−12.9%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+15.4%
50−55
−15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+4.7%
40−45
−4.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+10.4%
77
−10.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+7.1%
40−45
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+9.6%
70−75
−9.6%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+12.9%
60−65
−12.9%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+15.4%
50−55
−15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+4.7%
40−45
−4.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+12.9%
62
−12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+14%
57
−14%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+9.6%
70−75
−9.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+12.9%
60−65
−12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+11.1%
54
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+12.9%
31
−12.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+4.7%
40−45
−4.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+8%
24−27
−8%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+15.4%
39
−15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+8%
24−27
−8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Hitman 3 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

This is how M5000M and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • M5000M is 30% faster in 1080p
  • M5000M is 13% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.95 15.49
Recency 2 October 2015 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 60 Watt

The Quadro M5000M is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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