FirePro W7000 vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7000 and Quadro 5000M, 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 W7000 stacks up against Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5000M 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 5000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7000 Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W7000 has 250% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • FirePro W7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7000 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • FirePro W7000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7000 is 545 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • FirePro W7000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7000 is 3600 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 10−11
ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 21−24
medium / 1080p 24−27 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 92% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7000 Quadro 5000M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Pitcairn Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 June 2012 27 July 2010
Pipelines 1280 320
Core clock speed 950 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 16.20
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops 518.4 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
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 +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 285 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 6 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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