FirePro W600 vs Quadro M500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W600 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 W600 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 W600 Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W600 has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W600 and Quadro M500M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 279 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 4 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−11 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 Quadro M500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Cape Verde GM108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 June 2012 15 December 2015
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 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 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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