FirePro W7100 vs Quadro 500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 and Quadro 500M. 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 W7100 and Quadro 500M. 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.
FirePro W7100
Quadro 500M

Main Specs

  FirePro W7100 Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • FirePro W7100 has 1042% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7100 has 7 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 220 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • FirePro W7100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 3200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 Quadro 500M
Architecture GCN 3.0 Fermi
Code name Tonga GF108
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 12 August 2014 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1792 96
Core clock speed 920 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 11.20
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 268.8 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 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) 362 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +