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).

NVIDIA Quadro M500M

NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2736 vs 1170
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 324 vs 188
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9097 vs 5935
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	2736 vs 1170
PassMark - G2D Mark	324 vs 188
Geekbench - OpenCL	9097 vs 5935
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

1170

2736

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

188

324

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5935

9097

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	1170	2736
PassMark - G2D Mark	188	324
Geekbench - OpenCL	5935	9097
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	1073	1075
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