NVIDIA Quadro M500M vs NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M500M and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M500M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 54% higher core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 667 MHz
  • Around 12% better floating-point performance: 863.2 gflops vs 768.4 gflops
  • Around 83% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • Around 34% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6099 vs 4566
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 April 2016 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed 1029 MHz vs 667 MHz
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops vs 768.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 6099 vs 4566

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

  • Around 78% higher texture fill rate: 32.02 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 576 vs 384
  • Around 67% higher memory clock speed: 3008 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1363 vs 1171
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 287 vs 181
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2294 vs 2174
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2294 vs 2174
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3605 vs 1729
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3605 vs 1729
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3362 vs 3122
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3362 vs 3122
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 32.02 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
Pipelines 576 vs 384
Memory clock speed 3008 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1363 vs 1171
PassMark - G2D Mark 287 vs 181
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2294 vs 2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2294 vs 2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3605 vs 1729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3605 vs 1729
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3362 vs 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3362 vs 3122

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M500M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1171
1363
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
181
287
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6099
4566
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2174
2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2174
2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1729
3605
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1729
3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3122
3362
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3122
3362
Name NVIDIA Quadro M500M NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1171 1363
PassMark - G2D Mark 181 287
Geekbench - OpenCL 6099 4566
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2174 2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2174 2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1729 3605
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1729 3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3122 3362
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3122 3362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 358.892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.703
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro M500M NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK106
Launch date 27 April 2016 23 July 2013
Place in performance rating 1084 1101
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $84.95
Price now $159.99
Value for money (0-100) 10.91

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1124 MHz
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 667 MHz
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 768.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 576
Texture fill rate 17.98 GTexel / s 32.02 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 2,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
Display Port 1.2

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size large medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Shader Model 5.0 5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 48.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 3008 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

nView Display Management
Optimus
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic