FirePro V5800 vs Quadro P500

In this comparison between FirePro V5800 and Quadro P500 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 V5800 will be the best choice, for others Quadro P500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro P500 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P500 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 P500 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro V5800 has 146% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • FirePro V5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro P500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P500 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 765 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 1012 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 8−9
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 18−20
medium / 1080p 7−8 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Quadro P500
Architecture TeraScale 2 Pascal
Code name Juniper GP108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 26 April 2010 14 November 2017
Pipelines 800 256
Core clock speed 690 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 21.25
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12.1
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.0.1
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
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