FirePro W9000 vs Quadro 500M

In this comparison between FirePro W9000 and Quadro 500M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W9000 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 900% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 5 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 275 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 3700 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 W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro 500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti GF108
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 2048 96
Core clock speed 975 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 11.20
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 268.8 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
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 2.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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