FirePro S9000 vs Quadro 500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9000 and Quadro 500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S9000 and Quadro 500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
FirePro S9000
Quadro 500M

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • FirePro S9000 has 900% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S9000 has 5 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9000 is 3700 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 Quadro 500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti GF108
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 August 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1792 96
Core clock speed 900 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 11.20
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 268.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +