FirePro S9050 vs Quadro 500M

In this comparison between FirePro S9050 and Quadro 500M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro S9050 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 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 12 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9050 has 542% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 11 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 3700 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro 500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti GF108
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2014 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 254 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
Form factor full height / full length
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