FirePro V4900 vs Quadro M500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V4900 and Quadro M500M. 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 V4900 and Quadro M500M. 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.

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 V4900 Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V4900 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro M500M has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 229 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M500M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 4 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 12−14
medium / 1080p 4−5 3−4
FirePro V4900 and Quadro M500M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 Quadro M500M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Maxwell
Code name Turks GM108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 November 2011 15 December 2015
Pipelines 480 384
Core clock speed 800 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 17.98
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 73 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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