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Overview

The Quadro 500M is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in July 27 2010. It features the Fermi architecture. The core clock speed is 405 MHz. It has 320 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 100W. Manufactured using 40 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 571 points.

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FPS Benchmarks

Predicted performance for Quadro 500M across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 7800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

Technical Analysis

Detailed breakdown of Quadro 500M specifications and capabilities.

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Graphics Performance

The Quadro 500M scores 571 in the G3D Mark benchmark (the standard measure of rasterization GPU performance), placing it in the Entry Level tier as a Legacy generation graphics card. It is built on the Fermi (2010−2014) architecture (codename: GF100), manufactured on a 40 nm process— smaller process nodes improve power efficiency and transistor density. It packs 320 shader units (the primary compute units for rendering pixels), 40 TMUs (texture mapping units), and 32 ROPs (render output units that handle final pixel output). Raw FP32 compute power: 0.5184 TFLOPS — this measures the theoretical peak floating-point performance.

Specification	Quadro 500M
G3D MarkPassMark 3D graphics benchmark score	571
ArchitectureGPU microarchitecture generation	Fermi (2010−2014)
CodenameInternal GPU die codename	GF100
Manufacturing ProcessFabrication node — smaller = more efficient	40 nm
Shader UnitsCore compute units for rendering/compute	320
TMUsTexture Mapping Units — handle texture sampling	40
ROPsRender Output Units — final pixel/color blending	32
Base ClockGuaranteed minimum GPU frequency	405 MHz
Compute (FP32)Peak single-precision floating-point performance	0.5184 TFLOPS
Texture Fill RateTextures processed per second	16.20 GTexel/s
PCIe InterfaceCPU↔GPU data link generation	PCIe 3.0 x4
Transistor Count	3,100 million
Performance RankPosition in global GPU performance ranking	#675

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The Quadro 500M is equipped with 1 GB of GDDR5 video memory connected via a 64-bit memory bus. Memory operates at 8 Gbps effective speed.

Specification	Quadro 500M
VRAM SizeVideo memory capacity — more = better for high-res textures	1 GB
VRAM TypeMemory technology generation	GDDR5
Memory BusWidth of data path — wider = more bandwidth	64-bit
Memory SpeedEffective memory data rate	8 Gbps
L1 Cache	640 kB
L2 Cache	512 kB

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Advanced Features & APIs

Specification	Quadro 500M
NVIDIA Reflex	❌ Not Supported
DLSS Frame Generation	❌ Not Supported
DLSS Super Resolution	❌ Not Supported

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Display & Media

Display outputs: .

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Power & Dimensions

The Quadro 500M draws 100 Watt under load (TDP) — a 350W PSU minimum is recommended. Power connector: PCIe-powered.

Specification	Quadro 500M
TDPPower consumption under load	100 Watt
Recommended PSUMinimum power supply wattage	350W
Power ConnectorRequired PCIe power cable type	PCIe-powered

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Technical Specifications

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ROPs	32
TMUs	40
Vram	1 GB
L1 Cache	640 kB
L2 Cache	512 kB
Core Clock	405 MHz
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Speed	8 Gbps
Shading Units	320
PCIe Generation	PCIe 3.0 x4
Memory Bus Width	64-bit
Transistor Count	3,100 million
Frame Generation	NVIDIA Reflex: No \| DLSS Frame Generation: No \| DLSS Super Resolution: No
Texture Fill Rate	16.20
Manufacturing Process	40 nm
Power Consumption (TDP)	100 Watt
Floating Point Performance	0.5184 TFLOPS