FirePro S9050 vs Quadro K1000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and Quadro K1000M, 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 S9050 stacks up against Quadro K1000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1000M 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 K1000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro K1000M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9050 has 400% more power consumption, than Quadro K1000M.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K1000M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 10 GB more memory, than Quadro K1000M.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K1000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K1000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 50 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
  • FirePro S9050 and Quadro K1000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 3700 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro K1000M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Tahiti N14P-Q1
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 7 August 2014 1 June 2012
Pipelines 1792 192
Core clock speed 900 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 13.60
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 326.4 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 28.8 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 10 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
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