NVIDIA Quadro 500M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 550M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF108 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N12M-Q3 | — |
| Architecture | Fermi | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 125 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Feb 22nd, 2011 | Mar 13th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Quadro Mobile (x000M) | Quadro FX Mobile (x500M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Quadro FX Mobile | Quadro FX Go |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 480 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1400 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.80 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| SM count | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 12 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 5 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.800 GPixel/s | 3.840 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 11.20 GTexel/s | 5.760 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 268.8 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 22.40 GFLOPS (1:12) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 600.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 35 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
