NVIDIA Quadro M500M vs NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M500M and NVIDIA Quadro K4100M 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M500M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 46% higher core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 706 MHz
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2174 vs 1105
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2174 vs 1105
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 April 2016 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed 1029 MHz vs 706 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2174 vs 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2174 vs 1105

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

  • 3.8x more texture fill rate: 67.78 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
  • 3x more pipelines: 1152 vs 384
  • Around 88% better floating-point performance: 1,627 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 78% higher memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2756 vs 1162
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 328 vs 184
  • Around 46% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8855 vs 6053
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1974 vs 1729
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1974 vs 1729
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3246 vs 3122
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3246 vs 3122
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 67.78 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1152 vs 384
Floating-point performance 1,627 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2756 vs 1162
PassMark - G2D Mark 328 vs 184
Geekbench - OpenCL 8855 vs 6053
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1974 vs 1729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1974 vs 1729
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3246 vs 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3246 vs 3122

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M500M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1162
2756
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
184
328
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6053
8855
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2174
1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2174
1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1729
1974
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1729
1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3122
3246
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3122
3246
Name NVIDIA Quadro M500M NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1162 2756
PassMark - G2D Mark 184 328
Geekbench - OpenCL 6053 8855
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2174 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2174 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1729 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1729 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3122 3246
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3122 3246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 24.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 600.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 61.984

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro M500M NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK104
Launch date 27 April 2016 23 July 2013
Place in performance rating 1081 1084
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $1,499
Price now $379.99
Value for money (0-100) 9.50

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1124 MHz
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 706 MHz
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 1,627 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1152
Texture fill rate 17.98 GTexel / s 67.78 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 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-B (3.0)
Laptop size large large
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 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 102.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

nView Display Management
Optimus
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic