FirePro W5100 vs Quadro 500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5100 and Quadro 500M, 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 W5100 stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.
FirePro W5100
Quadro 500M
Main Specs
| FirePro W5100 | Quadro 500M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
- FirePro W5100 has 42% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
- FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- FirePro W5100 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
- Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 230 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
- FirePro W5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 4200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 30−35 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 27−30 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 210−220 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 180−190 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−105 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 50−55 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | − |
| high / 768p | 140−150 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 475% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro W5100. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Dota 2 is 265% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | − |
| low / 720p | 100−110 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Fortnite is 377% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 75−80 | − |
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 30−33 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−110 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 100−110 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | − |
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | − |
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 50−55 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in World of Tanks is 192% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| FirePro W5100 | Quadro 500M | |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | Fermi |
| Code name | Bonaire | GF108 |
| Type | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 31 March 2014 | 22 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 768 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Transistor count | 2,080 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 44.64 | 11.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,428 gflops | 268.8 gflops |
| Length | 171 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 163 Mh/s | |
| Form factor | full height / half length | |
| StereoOutput3D | + | |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | |