FirePro W9000 vs Quadro P500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and Quadro P500. 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 W9000 and Quadro P500. 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 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 W9000 Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W9000 has 1066% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 480 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 488 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro P500
Architecture GCN 1.0 Pascal
Code name Tahiti GP108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 14 November 2017
Pipelines 2048 256
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 21.25
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.0.1
CUDA 6.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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