FirePro R5000 vs Quadro M500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro R5000 and Quadro M500M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro R5000 stacks up against Quadro M500M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M500M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro M500M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro R5000 has 1066% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro R5000 and Quadro M500M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 204 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 804 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 12−14
medium / 1080p 16−18 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 175% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 Quadro M500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Pitcairn GM108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 25 February 2013 15 December 2015
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 17.98
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
nView Display Management +
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