Quadro K500M vs UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)

Place in the ranking	826	1035
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.09	2.47
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Lakefield GT2	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	28 May 2020 (4 years ago)	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)

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	64	192
Core clock speed	200 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	13.60
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	16

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	no data	MXM-A (3.0)

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	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	12.8 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 data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	-	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	+
CUDA	-	+

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 HD

13
+117%

6−7

−117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +12.1%	30−35 −12.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +12.1%	30−35 −12.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +12.1%	30−35 −12.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

This is how UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) and Quadro K500M compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is 117% faster in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is ahead in 45 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.52	1.24
Recency	28 May 2020	1 June 2012
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	35 Watt

UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) has a 103.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K500M in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is a notebook graphics card while Quadro K500M is a mobile workstation one.

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