Quadro RTX 8000 vs Quadro M500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M500M with Quadro RTX 8000, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M500M
2016
2 GB GDDR3, 30 Watt
2.90

RTX 8000 outperforms M500M by a whopping 1561% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking78465
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.06
Power efficiency6.9213.27
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM108TU102
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date27 April 2016 (8 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,999

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 cores3844608
Core clock speed1029 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistorsno data18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate17.98509.8
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs16288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB48 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s672.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.07.5

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 M500M 2.90
RTX 8000 48.17
+1561%

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 M500M 1162
RTX 8000 19305
+1561%

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 M500M 6069
RTX 8000 147323
+2327%

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 M500M 5222
RTX 8000 122427
+2244%

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 M500M 5713
RTX 8000 144049
+2421%

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 HD15
−1500%
240−250
+1500%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data41.66

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1543%
230−240
+1543%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
Valorant 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Dota 2 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−1547%
280−290
+1547%
Fortnite 16−18
−1547%
280−290
+1547%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1543%
230−240
+1543%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−1507%
450−500
+1507%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
Valorant 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
World of Tanks 50−55
−1474%
850−900
+1474%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1536%
180−190
+1536%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Dota 2 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−1547%
280−290
+1547%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1543%
230−240
+1543%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−1507%
450−500
+1507%
Valorant 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−1329%
300−310
+1329%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
World of Tanks 21−24
−1329%
300−310
+1329%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
Valorant 10−11
−1500%
160−170
+1500%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−1525%
260−270
+1525%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1500%
240−250
+1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1525%
130−140
+1525%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1525%
260−270
+1525%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Dota 2 16−18
−1525%
260−270
+1525%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
Fortnite 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Valorant 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%

This is how Quadro M500M and RTX 8000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 8000 is 1500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.90 48.17
Recency 27 April 2016 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 260 Watt

Quadro M500M has 766.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 8000, on the other hand, has a 1561% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M500M is a mobile workstation card while Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation one.


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